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Commander :: Commander (n.) A heavy beetle or wooden mallet, used in paving, in sail lofts, etc..

Attempter :: Attempter (n.) An assailant; also, a temper..

Bellyband :: Bellyband (n.) A band of canvas, to strengthen a sail..

Coast :: Coast (n.) To sail by or near the shore.

Leech :: Leech (n.) The border or edge at the side of a sail.

Canvas :: Canvas (n.) Something for which canvas is used: (a) A sail, or a collection of sails. (b) A tent, or a collection of tents. (c) A painting, or a picture on canvas..

Windbound :: Windbound (a.) prevented from sailing, by a contrary wind. See Weatherbound..

Jam :: Jam (v. t.) To bring (a vessel) so close to the wind that half her upper sails are laid aback.

Assailing :: Assailing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Assai.

Resail :: Resail (v. t. & i.) To sail again; also, to sail back, as to a former port..

Wassail :: Wassail (v. i.) To hold a wassail; to carouse.

Seaman :: Seaman (n.) One whose occupation is to assist in the management of ships at sea; a mariner; a sailor; -- applied both to officers and common mariners, but especially to the latter. Opposed to landman, or landsman..

Advertise :: Advertise (v. t.) To give public notice of; to announce publicly, esp. by a printed notice; as, to advertise goods for sale, a lost article, the sailing day of a vessel, a political meeting..

Pricker :: Pricker (n.) A small marline spike having generally a wooden handle, -- used in sailmaking..

Portage :: Portage (n.) A sailor's wages when in port.

So :: So (interj.) Be as you are; stand still; stop; that will do; right as you are; -- a word used esp. to cows; also used by sailors.

Undersail :: Undersail (v. i.) To sail alongshore.

Trim :: Trim (v. t.) To arrange in due order for sailing; as, to trim the sails..

Spill :: Spill (v. t.) To relieve a sail from the pressure of the wind, so that it can be more easily reefed or furled, or to lessen the strain..

Caravel :: Caravel (n.) The caravel of the 16th century was a small vessel with broad bows, high, narrow poop, four masts, and lateen sails. Columbus commanded three caravels on his great voyage..

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