Post by Ex Admin on Jul 9, 2006 0:15:09 GMT
~A~
Abaft - To the rear of the ship
Abeam - At right angles to the ship
About - To turn e.g. "go about"
Aft - At the back of the ship
Ahoy! - Hello!
Aloft - Up in the Rigging
Amidships - In the centre of the ship
Avast! - Stop!
Aye, Aye! - Yes
~B~
Bail - To remove water in the bucket
Belay There! - Stop that!
Bilges - The bottom of the ships hold, full of water & bilge rats
Bow - The very front of the ship
Bowsprit - A spar extending from the bow
Bulkhead - Wooden walls inside a ship to stop cargo rolling about
~C~
Capstan - A barrel-Shaped device used to weigh the anchor
Careen - To scrape the hull of the ship clean of barnacles and weeds
Cast Off! - Let Go!
Caulk - To waterproof in between the planks of a ship
Crow's Nest - A platform at the top of the main mast used for look-out
~F~
Fathom - six feet
Fore - At the front of the ship
Founder - Sink
~G~
Gangway! - Get out of the way
~H~
Halyards - Ropes used to hoist sails
Heads - The ships toilets in the bows
Heave-Away! - Pull up the Anchor
~K~
Keel - A wooden bar extending beneath the ship, providing stability
Knot - 1 nautical mile per hour (=1.7 miles per hour)
~L~
Landlubber or Lubber - A landsman
Lanyards - Ropes used to tie things
Larboard - The left hand side of a ship, looking forwards, also "Port"
Leeward - Away from the direction the wind is blowing
Look Lively! - Shake a leg!
~M~
Marlinspike - A metal spike used to separate strands of rope for splicing
Me Hearties! - My Crewmates!
~P~
Press Gang - To kidnap a man for service at sea
~Q~
Quarters - Living Areas
~R~
Rigging - The ropework above the deck
Rudder - Used to Steer the ship
~S~
Scuppers - Opening at the side of a ship that let the water drain away
Scuttle - To sink a ship by taking out , say, her plug
Sea Anchor - A drag towed beind a ship to slow her down
Sea Chest - A Sailors wooden box, containg all his belongings
Shake a Leg! - Look lively!
Shiver me timbers! - Goodness!
Sing Out! - Call out!
Sound - Use a lead weight on a rope to find out how deep the bottom is
Spill - Lose wind from a sail
Splice - Join two ropes together by intertwining strands
Stand By! - Get Ready!
Starboard - The right hand side of a ship, looking forwards
Stay - A rope supporting a mast
Stern - The back or Rear of a ship
Swab the deck! - Mop the deck!
~T~
Take in! - Lower the sails!
Turn To! - Start work right now!
~W~
Weigh Anchor! - Raise the anchor
Where Away? - Which way?
~Y~
Yardarm - The end of the spars fom which the sails hand
YO-HO-HO! - And a bottle of Rum!
(Taken from the very good book Pirateology)
Abaft - To the rear of the ship
Abeam - At right angles to the ship
About - To turn e.g. "go about"
Aft - At the back of the ship
Ahoy! - Hello!
Aloft - Up in the Rigging
Amidships - In the centre of the ship
Avast! - Stop!
Aye, Aye! - Yes
~B~
Bail - To remove water in the bucket
Belay There! - Stop that!
Bilges - The bottom of the ships hold, full of water & bilge rats
Bow - The very front of the ship
Bowsprit - A spar extending from the bow
Bulkhead - Wooden walls inside a ship to stop cargo rolling about
~C~
Capstan - A barrel-Shaped device used to weigh the anchor
Careen - To scrape the hull of the ship clean of barnacles and weeds
Cast Off! - Let Go!
Caulk - To waterproof in between the planks of a ship
Crow's Nest - A platform at the top of the main mast used for look-out
~F~
Fathom - six feet
Fore - At the front of the ship
Founder - Sink
~G~
Gangway! - Get out of the way
~H~
Halyards - Ropes used to hoist sails
Heads - The ships toilets in the bows
Heave-Away! - Pull up the Anchor
~K~
Keel - A wooden bar extending beneath the ship, providing stability
Knot - 1 nautical mile per hour (=1.7 miles per hour)
~L~
Landlubber or Lubber - A landsman
Lanyards - Ropes used to tie things
Larboard - The left hand side of a ship, looking forwards, also "Port"
Leeward - Away from the direction the wind is blowing
Look Lively! - Shake a leg!
~M~
Marlinspike - A metal spike used to separate strands of rope for splicing
Me Hearties! - My Crewmates!
~P~
Press Gang - To kidnap a man for service at sea
~Q~
Quarters - Living Areas
~R~
Rigging - The ropework above the deck
Rudder - Used to Steer the ship
~S~
Scuppers - Opening at the side of a ship that let the water drain away
Scuttle - To sink a ship by taking out , say, her plug
Sea Anchor - A drag towed beind a ship to slow her down
Sea Chest - A Sailors wooden box, containg all his belongings
Shake a Leg! - Look lively!
Shiver me timbers! - Goodness!
Sing Out! - Call out!
Sound - Use a lead weight on a rope to find out how deep the bottom is
Spill - Lose wind from a sail
Splice - Join two ropes together by intertwining strands
Stand By! - Get Ready!
Starboard - The right hand side of a ship, looking forwards
Stay - A rope supporting a mast
Stern - The back or Rear of a ship
Swab the deck! - Mop the deck!
~T~
Take in! - Lower the sails!
Turn To! - Start work right now!
~W~
Weigh Anchor! - Raise the anchor
Where Away? - Which way?
~Y~
Yardarm - The end of the spars fom which the sails hand
YO-HO-HO! - And a bottle of Rum!
(Taken from the very good book Pirateology)