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WAFT
WAFT, (berne,Fr.) a signal displayed from the stern of a ship for some particular purpose, by hoisting the ensign, furled up together into a long roll, to the head of its staff. It is particularly used to summon the boats off from the shore to the ship whereto they belong; or as a signal for a pilot to repair aboard. See SIGNAL.
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© Derived from Thomas Cadell's new corrected edition, London: 1780, page 310, 2003
Prepared by Paul Turnbull
http://southseas.nla.gov.au/refs/falc/1456.html