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The Sailor's Word Book

 

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HAAF . Cod, ling, or tusk deep-sea fisheries of the Shetland and Orkney islanders.
HAAF-BOAT . One fitted for deep-water fishing.
HAAFURES . A northern term for fishermen's lines.
HAAK . _See_ HAKE.
HAAR . A chill easterly wind on our northern coasts. (_See_ HARR.)
HABERDDEN . Cod or stock-fish dried and cured on board; that cured at Aberdeen was the best.
HABERGEON . A coat of mail for the head and shoulders.
HABILIMENTS OF WAR . A statute term, for arms and all provisions for maintaining war.
HABLE . An Anglo-Norman term for a sea-port or haven; it is used in statute 27 Henry VII. cap. 3.
HACK-SAW . Used for cutting off the heads of bolts; made of a scythe fresh serrated.
 
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Telephote : n. A telelectric apparatus for producing images of visible objects at a distance.
 
The Sailor's Word Book by William Henry Smyth edited by Edward Belcher, published originally in 1867 by Blackie & Son
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