BOMBÉ, incurvated; an epithet given by shipwrights to crooked timber, fit for knees, crotches, or standards.

BOMERIE, bottomry.

BON-FRAIS, a steady breeze, or fresh gale.

BONNACE, calm weather, with a smooth sea.

BONNE de nage, swift of rowing; a fine rower.

BONNE-VOGLIE, a volunteer-rower in the

gallies.

BONNEAU, a buoy. See BOUE'E and ORIN.

BONNETTE, the bonnet of a sail ; also a general name for studding-sails.

BONNETTE lardée, a bag or basket charged with cinders, ashes, and chopped oakum, to be used in the act of FOTHERING, which see.

Lasser la BONNETTE, to lace on the bonnet of a sail to its principal part.

BONNETTES, en étui, a general name for all studding-sails.

BON-TOUR, a favourable swing or turn: expressed of a ship when she keeps her hawse clear by winding the light way.

BORD, the side of a ship.

Renverser, tourner, changer le BORD, to veer

or tack.

Rendre le BORD, to anchor, to come to an anchor.

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