Page 138 of Patterson’s Illustrated Nautical Encyclopedia · 25 entries
The small round spar about 15 inches long seen on the heads of some spinnakers and jibs. The triangle or apex at the head of the sail is cut off straight across, and the edge tabled and worked with eyelet holes, then laced to the spar in the centre of which the halliards are bent. Its use is to prevent the heads of the above sails from twisting, as they are very apt to do on account of their luff not being confined to a stay.
The situation of a vessel when she has been thrown up into the wind and all her sails are shaking.
The progress of a vessel through the water in a forward direction.
All the yards on the foremast.
The medical officer who inspects the ship and cargo, physical condition of crews and passengers when vessels first enter port, and who gives or withholds permission to land according to the health of a ship or the presence of contagious disease.
A block of wood shaped like a heart and stropped, having a hole through it for stays to reeve through. The strand running through the centre of a four strand rope.
The strand running through the centre of some ropes.
To advance the vessel by heaving in on the anchor chain, or the rope leading from the ship to some object ahead.
A call to the men at the windlass, signifying that one more heave will bring the anchor ring to the surface of the water.
A call to the men at the windlass to heave once more in order to lift the anchor from the bottom.
An order to the men to heave until the paul drops so as not to lose anything.
An order and an encouraging cry to the men at the capstan or windlass.
To heave in on a cable until the anchor is right under the hawse hole, but resting on the bottom.
To move the ship backwards by hauling on the rope that leads astern.
An order to crew to heave round the capstan; to heave on the windlass brakes, etc.
To careen the vessel in order to repair the side of the vessel on or below the water-line.
An order to the crew to heave slowly
To heave strong.
To get in some of the cable.
To put the helm down and bring the ship in the wind so as to go about.
The send of the sea. The amount of distance that the vessel gains, or is retarded, or is driven out of her course by the propulsion of the seas breaking against her.
To revolve the capstan by means of the capstan bars.
The cable is hove short when, independent of the depth of water where she may be anchored, the vessel is riding nearly over her anchor without any slack cable out.
To heave in until the cable or rope gets a strain on it.
To throw the lead overboard, and ascertain the depth of water where the ship is.