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Sailfish :: Sailfish (n.) The banner fish, or spikefish (Histiophorus.).

Ration :: Ration (n.) A fixed daily allowance of provisions assigned to a soldier in the army, or a sailor in the navy, for his subsistence..

Trinket :: Trinket (n.) A three-cornered sail formerly carried on a ship's foremast, probably on a lateen yard..

Settee :: Settee (n.) A vessel with a very long, sharp prow, carrying two or three masts with lateen sails, -- used in the Mediterranean..

Westwards :: Westwards (adv.) Toward the west; as, to ride or sail westward..

Threaden :: Threaden (a.) Made of thread; as, threaden sails; a threaden fillet..

Clue :: Clue (n.) A lower corner of a square sail, or the after corner of a fore-and-aft sail..

Shiver :: Shiver (v. t.) To cause to shake or tremble, as a sail, by steering close to the wind..

Loxodromics :: Loxodromics (n.) The art or method of sailing on the loxodromic or rhumb line.

Roach :: Roach (n.) A convex curve or arch cut in the edge of a sail to prevent chafing, or to secure a better fit..

Whiff :: Whiff (n.) The marysole, or sail fluke..

Wassailer :: Wassailer (n.) One who drinks wassail; one who engages in festivity, especially in drinking; a reveler..

Catamaran :: Catamaran (n.) A kind of raft or float, consisting of two or more logs or pieces of wood lashed together, and moved by paddles or sail; -- used as a surf boat and for other purposes on the coasts of the East and West Indies and South America. Modified forms are much used in the lumber regions of North America, and at life-saving stations..

Sailfish :: Sailfish (n.) The basking, or liver, shark..

Resail :: Resail (v. t. & i.) To sail again; also, to sail back, as to a former port..

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

Bowsprit :: Bowsprit (n.) A large boom or spar, which projects over the stem of a ship or other vessel, to carry sail forward..

Clue :: Clue (n.) A loop and thimbles at the corner of a sail.

Violent :: Violent (n.) An assailant.

Yard :: Yard (v. i.) A long piece of timber, nearly cylindrical, tapering toward the ends, and designed to support and extend a square sail. A yard is usually hung by the center to the mast. See Illust. of Ship..

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