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

Sail Covers

Sea Terms

A covering of canvas placed over sails when they are furled so as to add to their neatness, also to protect them more or less from dampness.

Sail Ho! A cry used in reporting the first appeaarnce of a sail at sea.

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