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Having no night watches.
Industry:Boat
Heeling is the lean caused by the wind's force on the sails of a sailing vessel.
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Great Lakes term for a vessel that sails the oceans.
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Group of men who handle ground tackle when the ship is anchoring or getting underway.
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Hauling the buntline ropes over the sails to prevent them from chaffing.
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Great Lakes slang for a vessel who spends all its time on the 5 Great Lakes.
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Great Lakes slang term for a vessel with a conveyor or some other method of unloading the cargo without shoreside equipment.
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Great Lakes term for a vessel primarily used in the transport of iron ore.
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Generic term for sailor, or (part of) a low naval rank
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Greasy substance obtained by boiling or scraping the fat from empty salted meat storage barrels, or the floating fat residue after boiling the crew's meal. In the Royal Navy the perquisite of the cook who could sell it or exchange it (usually for alcohol) with other members of the crew. Used for greasing parts of the running rigging of the ship and therefore valuable to the master and bosun.
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