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Landlubber :: Landlubber (n.) One who passes his life on land; -- so called among seamen in contempt or ridicule.

Slickensides :: Slickensides (n.) The smooth, striated, or partially polished surfaces of a fissure or seam, supposed to have been produced by the sliding of one surface on another..

Seamanlike :: Seamanlike (a.) Having or showing the skill of a practical seaman.

Expertness :: Expertness (n.) Skill derived from practice; readiness; as, expertness in seamanship, or in reasoning..

Finedraw :: Finedraw (v. t.) To sew up, so nicely that the seam is not perceived; to renter..

Sea Term :: Sea term () A term used specifically by seamen; a nautical word or phrase.

Start :: Start (v. i.) To become somewhat displaced or loosened; as, a rivet or a seam may start under strain or pressure..

Tarpaulin :: Tarpaulin (n.) Hence, a sailor; a seaman; a tar..

Duff :: Duff (n.) A stiff flour pudding, boiled in a bag; -- a term used especially by seamen; as, plum duff..

Shift :: Shift (v. t.) A breaking off and dislocation of a seam; a fault.

Sutural :: Sutural (a.) Of or pertaining to a suture, or seam..

Backstitch :: Backstitch (v. i.) To sew with backstitches; as, to backstitch a seam..

Reel :: Reel (n.) A frame with radial arms, or a kind of spool, turning on an axis, on which yarn, threads, lines, or the like, are wound; as, a log reel, used by seamen; an angler's reel; a garden reel..

Shipshape :: Shipshape (adv.) In a shipshape or seamanlike manner.

Needlework :: Needlework (n.) Work executed with a needle; sewed work; sewing; embroidery; also, the business of a seamstress..

Whip :: Whip (v. t.) To overlay (a cord, rope, or the like) with other cords going round and round it; to overcast, as the edge of a seam; to wrap; -- often with about, around, or over..

Stitchery :: Stitcher (n.) One who stitches; a seamstress.

Fault :: Fault (n.) In coal seams, coal rendered worthless by impurities in the seam; as, slate fault, dirt fault, etc..

Ship :: Ship (v. t.) To engage or secure for service on board of a ship; as, to ship seamen..

Seamstress :: Seamstress (n.) A woman whose occupation is sewing; a needlewoman.

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