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stunsail
stunsail Naut. (ˈstʌns(ə)l) Also stu'n-sail, stun'-sail, stunsel. Contraction, representing the ordinary pronunciation, of studding-sail.1762 Falconer Shipwr. i. 225 Now swelling stu'n-sails on each side extend. 1863 Reade Hard Cash I. xi. 267 All hands set stunsels 'low and aloft! 1913 M. Roberts S...
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Stun Sail Boom River
The Stun Sail Boom River (or variants Stunsail Boom River and Stuns'l Boom River) is located on the south coast of Kangaroo Island, a large island off Several landmarks remain today as evidence of the wreck including the Stunsail Boom River Station shearing shed that is fabricated from original timbers
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puckerow
puckerow, v. Army and Naut. slang. (ˈpʌkərəʊ) Also puckarow, puckero, puckerrow. [ad. Hind. pakṛo imp. of pakaṛnā to seize.] trans. To seize, lay hold of. Also intr. or absol. (rare).1866 G. O. Trevelyan in Fraser's Mag. LXXIII. 390 Fanny, I am cutcha no longer. Surely you will allow a lover who is ...
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Buntline hitch
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List of hitch knots
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Buntline Hitch
Slipped Buntline Hitch Variations
Stunsail Tack Bend
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studding sail
studding sail Also 6 Sc. stoytene-, 7 studin-, 8 stutting-sail; and see stunsail. [Of obscure etymology. The earliest recorded form seems to point to adoption from MDu. or MLG. stôtinge, but this word is known only as n. of action from stôten to push, thrust, collide. Cf. however Du. stootlap sail-l...
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HMS Alceste (1806)
The crew of Kingfisher sailed in to take Pallas in tow; the latter had lost her fore topmast, jib-boom, spritsail, stunsail, and main topsail yards.
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