MOUILLER, les voiles, to wet the sails; a practice usual in light winds.

FOUILLER par la quille, a sarcastical expression implying that a ship is fast a-ground. In the same sense our seamen say, every nail in her bottom is an anchor.

MOULINET, a small windlass, as that of a lanch or long-boat.

MOULINET à bittord, a spun-yarn winch.

MOURGON. See PLONGEUR.

MOUSSE, gar�on de bord, a ship-boy; one of the prentices, or officers servants.

MOUTONNER, to foam; expressed of the waves in a tempest or turbulent sea.

MOYEN-parallel, the middle latitude in navigation, or the parallel that holds the middle place between the latitude departed from, and the latitude arrived in.

MULET, a sort of Portuguese vessel with three masts, and lateen-sails.

MUNITIONAIRE, an agent-victualler, or a contractor for sea-provisions.

Commis du MUNITIONAIRE. See COMMIS.

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