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Crew :: Crew (n.) The company of seamen who man a ship, vessel, or at; the company belonging to a vessel or a boat..

Chart :: Chart (n.) A map; esp., a hydrographic or marine map; a map on which is projected a portion of water and the land which it surrounds, or by which it is surrounded, intended especially for the use of seamen; as, the United States Coast Survey charts; the English Admiralty charts..

Seamen :: Seamen (pl. ) of Seama.

Loblolly :: Loblolly (n.) Gruel; porridge; -- so called among seamen.

Burgoo :: Burgoo (n.) A kind of oatmeal pudding, or thick gruel, used by seamen..

Slop :: Slop (v. i.) Ready-made clothes; also, among seamen, clothing, bedding, and other furnishings..

Kill :: Kill (v. t.) To cause to cease; to quell; to calm; to still; as, in seamen's language, a shower of rain kills the wind..

Nursery :: Nursery (n.) That which forms and educates; as, commerce is the nursery of seamen..

Navigate :: Navigate (v. t.) To steer, direct, or manage in sailing; to conduct (ships) upon the water by the art or skill of seamen; as, to navigate a ship..

Pharos :: Pharos (n.) A lighthouse or beacon for the guidance of seamen.

Duff :: Duff (n.) A stiff flour pudding, boiled in a bag; -- a term used especially by seamen; as, plum duff..

Afterguard :: Afterguard (n.) The seaman or seamen stationed on the poop or after part of the ship, to attend the after-sails..

Bethel :: Bethel (n.) A house of worship for seamen.

Seamen :: Seamen (pl. ) of Seama.

Sea Language :: Sea language () The peculiar language or phraseology of seamen; sailor's cant.

Holystone :: Holystone (n.) A stone used by seamen for scrubbing the decks of ships.

Spur :: Spur (n.) A spiked iron worn by seamen upon the bottom of the boot, to enable them to stand upon the carcass of a whale, to strip off the blubber..

Crimp :: Crimp (v. t.) to entrap into the military or naval service; as, to crimp seamen..

Ship :: Ship (v. t.) To engage or secure for service on board of a ship; as, to ship seamen..

Nautical :: Nautical (a.) Of or pertaining to seamen, to the art of navigation, or to ships; as, nautical skill..

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