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To WORK
To WORK, (manoeuvrer, Fr.) to direct the movements of a ship, by adapting the sails to the force and direction of the wind. A ship is also said to work, when she strains and labours heavily in a tempestuous sea, so as to loosen her joints or timbers. See PITCHING and ROLLING.
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© Derived from Thomas Cadell's new corrected edition, London: 1780, page 325, 2003
Prepared by Paul Turnbull
http://southseas.nla.gov.au/refs/falc/1518.html