come no near!

The Sailor's Word-Book

The order to the helmsman to steer the ship on the course indicated, and not closer to the wind, while going "full and by."


♦ Come on board, sir. An officer reporting himself to his superior on returning from duty or leave.

♦ Come to. To bring the ship close to the wind.

♦ Come to an anchor. To let go the anchor.

♦ Come up! with a rope or tackle, is to slack it off.

♦ Comes up, with the helm. A close-hauled ship comes up (to her course) as the wind changes in her favour. To come up with or overhaul a vessel chased.

♦ Come up the capstan. Is to turn it the contrary way to that which it was heaving, so as to take the strain off, or slacken or let out some of the cablet or rope which is about it.

♦ Come up the tackle-fall. Is to let go.

♦ To come up, in ship-building, is to cast loose the forelocks or lashings of a sett, in order to take in closer to the plank.

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