The sea-mans dictionary, or, An exposition and demonstration of all the parts and things belonging to a shippe together with an explanation of all the termes and phrases used in the practique of navigation / composed by Henry Manwaring ...

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Title: The sea-mans dictionary, or, An exposition and demonstration of all the parts and things belonging to a shippe together with an explanation of all the termes and phrases used in the practique of navigation / composed by Henry Manwaring ...
Author: Manwayring, Henry, Sir, 1587-1653.
Publication: London :: Printed by G. M. for John Bellamy ...,; 1644.
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Subject terms: Naval art and science -- Dictionaries -- English.
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To Heele.

Is for the Ship to lie downe on a side, whether she be a floate or a-ground, and so she heeles much or little: She heeles to Star-Boord, or to Port: Some superstitious sea-men, when they take in goods, or victuals for a voyage, if by chance in stowing the provision she heele to star-boord, will say, it is a signe of a long and bad voyage, for then they will say, she heeles from hand-ward, because they take in all their goods on the Lar-boord side; but if she heele to Lar-boord, it is a signe of a good-voyage, and some goods to come in: When she is a-ground, we say she heeles to the shore-ward, or to the offward, ac∣cording as it is.