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Rove :: Rove (v. i.) Hence, to wander; to ramble; to rauge; to go, move, or pass without certain direction in any manner, by sailing, walking, riding, flying, or otherwise..

Student :: Studding sail () A light sail set at the side of a principal or square sail of a vessel in free winds, to increase her speed. Its head is bent to a small spar which is called the studding-sail boom. See Illust. of Sail..

Grisaille :: Grisaille (n.) Decorative painting in gray monochrome; -- used in English especially for painted glass.

Yellowtail :: Yellowtail (n.) The sailor's choice (Diplodus rhomboides).

Sailable :: Sailable (a.) Capable of being sailed over; navigable; as, a sailable river..

Poleaxe :: Poleaxe (n.) Anciently, a kind of battle-ax with a long handle; later, an ax or hatchet with a short handle, and a head variously patterned; -- used by soldiers, and also by sailors in boarding a vessel..

Furl :: Furl (v. t.) To draw up or gather into close compass; to wrap or roll, as a sail, close to the yard, stay, or mast, or, as a flag, close to or around its staff, securing it there by a gasket or line. Totten..

Bull''s-eye :: Bull's-eye (n.) A small round cloud, with a ruddy center, supposed by sailors to portend a storm..

Bunt :: Bunt (v. i.) To swell out; as, the sail bunts..

Sail :: Sail (n.) An extent of canvas or other fabric by means of which the wind is made serviceable as a power for propelling vessels through the water.

Weatherly :: Weatherly (a.) Working, or able to sail, close to the wind; as, a weatherly ship..

Salt :: Salt (n.) A sailor; -- usually qualified by old.

Moonsail :: Moonsail (n.) A sail sometimes carried in light winds, above a skysail..

Edge :: Edge (v. i.) To sail close to the wind.

Range :: Range (n.) To sail or pass in a direction parallel to or near; as, to range the coast..

Ditty-bag :: Ditty-bag (n.) A sailor's small bag to hold thread, needles, tape, etc.; -- also called sailor's housewife..

Ahull :: Ahull (adv.) With the sails furled, and the helm lashed alee; -- applied to ships in a storm. See Hull, n..

Goosewing :: Goosewing (n.) One of the clews or lower corners of a course or a topsail when the middle part or the rest of the sail is furled.

Fresh-water :: Fresh-water (a.) Accustomed to sail on fresh water only; unskilled as a seaman; as, a fresh-water sailor..

Jigger :: "Jigger (n. & v.) A supplementary sail. See Dandy, n., 2 (b)..

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