The Nautical Encyclopedia
Patterson’s Illustrated Nautical Encyclopedia — Howard Patterson, 1891

Light

Sea Terms

To lift anything along is to light it along. When the jibs are to be slacked off a little the order is given light up or lighten up the head sheets. When a square sail is being reefed the men light out to windward and haul out to leeward.

Stern or pole box light for steamboats
Stern or pole box light for steamboats
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