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Fair
Boat; General boating
1. A smooth curve, usually referring to a line of the hull which has no deviations. 2. To make something flush. 3. A rope is fair when it has a clear run. 4. A wind or current is fair when it ...
Reef
Boat; General boating
1. Reef: To temporarily reduce the area of a sail exposed to the wind, usually to guard against adverse effects of strong wind or to slow the vessel. 2. Reef: Rock or coral, possibly only revealed ...
Swinging the lead
Boat; General boating
1. Measuring the depth of water beneath a ship using a lead-weighted sounding line. Regarded as a relatively easy job, thus: 2. Feigning illness etc to avoid a hard job.
Dunnage
Boat; General boating
1. Loose packing material used to protect a ship's cargo from damage during transport. 2. Personal baggage.
Bight
Boat; General boating
1. Bight, a loop in rope or line - a hitch or knot tied on the bight is one tied in the middle of a rope, without access to the ends. 2. An indentation in a coastline.
Horse
Boat; General boating
1. Attachment of sheets to deck of vessel (main-sheet horse). 2. (v.) To move or adjust sail by brute hand force rather than using running rigging.
Fid
Boat; General boating
1. A tapered wooden tool used for separating the strands of rope for splicing. 2. A bar used to fix an upper mast in place.
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