Maître-Valet, the ship's steward.

Contre-MAÎTRE, boatswain, the officer of a ship, who has the charge of the colours, boats, sails, rigging, cables, anchors, &c.

MAL de mer, sea-sickness.

MALEBESTE, malebête, or petarasse. See PETAPASSE.

MALINE, a spring-tide.

MAL-sain, foul ground; bad anchor-ground.

MANCHE, a great channel; as, la MANCHE Britannique, the English channel; la MANCHE de Bristol, the channel of Bristol, &c.

MANCHE à l'eau, ou MANCHE pour l'eau, a canvas or leathern hose, to convey water from the deck into the casks which are stowed in the hold.

MANCHE de pompe, the pump-hose.

MANCHE de rame, handle of an oar.

MANEAGE, a name given to those employments, or labours, for which the crew of a ship can demand no additional pay of the merchant. Such is the lading a ship with planks, timber, or green or dried fish.

MANEGE du navire, the general trim of a ship, with regard to the situation of the masts and the center of gravity; as also to the disposition of the sails, and the efforts of the wind and sea.

La lune a MANGÉ, la lune MANGERA, the moon has eat them up, or will eat them up; understood of the clouds: a cant phrase, usual amongst common sailors, to express the dissipation of the clouds on the rising of the moon.

Etre MANGÉ par la mer, to be in the hollow or trough of a high sea, which often breaks aboard.

MANGER du sable, to flog the glass, or cheat the glass; expressed of the steers-man, who turns the watch-glasses before they have run out, in order to shorten the period of his watch.

Tems MANIABLE, moderate weather, and wind favourable for sea.

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