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back-her
The order, in steam-navigation, directing the engineer to reverse the movement of the cranks and urg...

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ease her!
In a steamer, is the command to reduce the speed of the engine, preparatory to "stop her," or before...

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meet her!
The order to adjust the helm, so as to check any further movement of the ship's head in a given dire...

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slow her!
In steam navigation, the same as "Ease her!" ...

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snubbing her
Bringing a ship up suddenly with an anchor, and short range of cable, yet without jerking. [Said to ...

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stop her!
An order to check the cable in being payed out. Also, a self-explanatory phrase to direct the engine...

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answers her helm
When a ship obeys the rudder or steers. ...

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dragging on her
Said of a vessel in chase, or rounding a point, when she is obliged to carry more canvas to a fresh ...

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eyes of her
The foremost part of the bay, or in the bows of a ship. In olden times, and now in Spanish and Itali...

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give her sheet
The order to ease off; give her rope. ...

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hang on her!
In rowing, is the order to stretch out to the utmost to preserve or increase head-way on the boat. ...

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haul her wind
Said of a vessel when she comes close upon the wind. ♦ Haul your wind, or haul to the wind, signif...

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keep her own
Not to fall off; not driven back by tide. ...

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keeping her way
The force of steady motion through the water, continued after the power which gave it has varied or ...

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lost her way
When the buoy is streamed, and all is ready for dropping the anchor. ...

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pricking her off
Marking a ship's position upon a chart by the help of a scale and compasses, so as to show her situa...

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woman and her husband
A married couple, where the woman is bigger than her husband. ...

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lay her course, to
To be able to sail in the direction wished for, however barely the wind permits it. ...

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luff and touch her!
Try how near the wind she will come. (See touching.) ...

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steer her course, to
Going with the wind fair enough to lay her course. ...

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odds plut and her nails
A Welch oath, frequently mentioned in a jocular manner by persons, it is hoped, ignorant of its mean...

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to set her cap for him
To direct her attentions to him; to endeavor to win his affections. Dr. Johnson notices the phrase, ...

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give her so and so
The direction of the officer of the watch to the midshipman, reporting the rate of sailing by the lo...

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run away with her anchor
Said of a ship when she drags or "shoulders" her anchor; drifting away owing to the anchor not holdi...

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room. she lets out her fore room and lies backwards: saying of a woman suspected of prostitution.
Stealing poultry. ...

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