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Kill :: Kill (v. t.) To cause to cease; to quell; to calm; to still; as, in seamen's language, a shower of rain kills the wind..

Consul :: Consul (n.) An official commissioned to reside in some foreign country, to care for the commercial interests of the citizens of the appointing government, and to protect its seamen..

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

Loblolly :: Loblolly (n.) Gruel; porridge; -- so called among seamen.

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

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

Seamen :: Seamen (pl. ) of Seama.

Holystone :: Holystone (n.) A stone used by seamen for scrubbing the decks of ships.

Blower :: Blower (n.) The whale; -- so called by seamen, from the circumstance of its spouting up a column of water..

Sea Language :: Sea language () The peculiar language or phraseology of seamen; sailor's cant.

Nursery :: Nursery (n.) That which forms and educates; as, commerce is the nursery of seamen..

Navigate :: Navigate (v. t.) To steer, direct, or manage in sailing; to conduct (ships) upon the water by the art or skill of seamen; as, to navigate a ship..

Crimp :: Crimp (v. t.) to entrap into the military or naval service; as, to crimp seamen..

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..

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

Rescue :: Rescue (v. t.) To free or deliver from any confinement, violence, danger, or evil; to liberate from actual restraint; to remove or withdraw from a state of exposure to evil; as, to rescue a prisoner from the enemy; to rescue seamen from destruction..

Slop :: Slop (v. i.) Ready-made clothes; also, among seamen, clothing, bedding, and other furnishings..

Bethel :: Bethel (n.) A house of worship for seamen.

Afterguard :: Afterguard (n.) The seaman or seamen stationed on the poop or after part of the ship, to attend the after-sails..

Crew :: Crew (n.) The company of seamen who man a ship, vessel, or at; the company belonging to a vessel or a boat..

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