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To UNBALAST to To UNRIG a ship
To UNBALAST
UNBENDING
UNBITTING
To UNDER-RUN
To UNDER-RUN a tackle
UNDER SAIL
UNLACING
To UNMOOR
UNREEVING
To UNRIG a ship

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UNLACING

UNLACING, (déboutonner, Fr.) the act of loosening and taking off the bonnet of a sail from its principal part.


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© Derived from Thomas Cadell's new corrected edition, London: 1780, page 309, 2003
Prepared by Paul Turnbull
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