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Boat
Dealing with relatively small, usually open, waterbound craft.
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axial fire
Boat; General boating
Fire oriented towards the ends of the ship; the opposite of broadside fire.
paying
Boat; General boating
Filling a seam (with caulking or pitch), lubricating the running rigging; paying with slush (q.v.), protecting from the weather by covering with slush. See also: The Devil to pay. ...
weather gage
Boat; General boating
Favorable position over another sailing vessel with respect to the wind.
part brass rags
Boat; General boating
Fall out with a friend. From the days when cleaning materials were shared between sailors.
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