The last part of a rope or last link in an anchor chain.

A pair of vertical wooden or iron heads on board ship, used for securing mooring or towing lines. Similar to dock bollards.

Nautical slang for the engineroom crew. Included the chief engineer, who ran the engine and supervised; oilers and wipers, who lubricated and maintained the engine; and firemen and coal-passers, who fed the steam boilers.

Member of the engine-room force, which included the engineers, firemen, oilers, and wipers.

(1) The flag traditionally flown by pirate ships. (2) The name given by sailors to the bubonic plague, whose victims were said to turn black.

A sudden squall of wind accompanied by lightning.

The operation of tarring and blacking the rigging or hull to act as a preservative against the action of salt water. the best mixture was said to be coal tar, vegetable tar, and salt water boiled together and laid on hot.

To block the wind from the sails of a boat that is to leeward; a tactical maneuver whereby a boat uses its sails to blanket the competitor's wind, slowing him down; to take wind from a sail.

A bond covering a croup of persons, articles of properties.

A rate applicable to or from a group of points.- A special rate applicable to several different articles in a single shipment.

A waybill covering two or more consignments of freight.

Blowdown.

To bleed is the operation of draining any water out of a buoy which may have seeped inside after long use at sea.

Secretly, to remove spirit from a keg or cask by making a small hole and sucking through a straw. also called Suck the Monkey

Tank,one of which is situated at each side of the top part of the hold of a bulk carrier.

A B/L wherein the paying customer has contracted with the carrier that shipper or consignee information is not given.

An apparatus consisting of an outside shell and a sheave through which a rope may be passed (pulley).

Same as two blocks.

A combination of one or more blocks and the associated tackle necessary to give a mechanical advantage. Useful for lifting heavy loads.

Stowing cargo destined for a specific location close together to avoid unnecessary cargo movement.