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Arcane Orders of Nautical Lore
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- 1. Obsolete command or term from rigging; also a carriage name
- 2. To run before a strong wind, often tempestuous
- 3. Command related to maneuvering sails when light winds gather
- 5. Old term for seaman who halted operations or winds
- 7. Crewman or mechanism for pulling ropes or nets
- 11. Device or order to neatly roll up sails
- 13. To gather or furl sails by shortening their edges
- 14. Command to cease or stop immediately, old sea jargon
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- 4. Device operated by hand to hoist anchor or cables
- 6. Line once hauled to raise sails or flags aloft
- 8. Securing rigging or cargo using tightened bands
- 9. Block and rope gear used for lifting or hauling
- 10. Reducing sail area during heavy weather conditions
- 12. To make a rope fast or to ignore a prior command
- 15. Old order to haul on a rope with force
- 16. Small boat or order to alter vessel’s stern direction
- 17. Diagonal spar once used to extend a sail’s corner
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