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The operation of hauling aft the sheets, or drawing them in the direction of the ship's stern.
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The officer responsible for all money matters in RN ships including the paying and provisioning of the crew, all stores, tools and spare parts. See also: purser.
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The opening in the side of the ship or in a turret through which the gun fires or protrudes.
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The money obtained by the cook selling slush ashore. Used for the benefit of the crew (or the cook).
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The name of the fake illness a malingerer is pretending to suffer from.
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The lowest square sail on each mast– The mainsail, foresail, and the mizzen on a four masted ship (the after most mast usually sets a gaff driver or spanker instead of a square sail).
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The maximum degree of heel after which a vessel becomes unable to return to an upright position.
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