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

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

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

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..

Nautical :: Nautical (a.) Of or pertaining to seamen, to the art of navigation, or to ships; as, nautical skill..

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

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

Seamen :: Seamen (pl. ) of Seama.

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..

Burgoo :: Burgoo (n.) A kind of oatmeal pudding, or thick gruel, used by seamen..

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

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..

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

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..

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

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

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

Seamen :: Seamen (pl. ) of Seama.

Pharos :: Pharos (n.) A lighthouse or beacon for the guidance of seamen.

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