To Spoone.
Is to put a ship, right before the wind and the sea, with∣out any saile (and that is called spooneing afore.) This is done most com∣monly,
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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- 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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- Manwayring, Henry, Sir, 1587-1653.
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- London :: Printed by G. M. for John Bellamy ...,
- 1644.
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when in a great storme, a ship is so weake with age or labouring, that we dare not lay her under the sea: For though a ship when she spoones afore, doth rowle more, yet she straines not so much: but if she be a dangerous rowling ship, then per-force she must be laid under the sea, for else she will rowle her mast by the boord: And also it is dan∣gerous; for if a sea should overtake her, when she hath a desperate seele, it may chance to breake in and founder her; sometimes then to make her goe the steddier, they set the fore-saile, which is called spoo∣ning with the fore-saile: When they doe this, they are sure of sea roome enough.