A Glossary of Nautical Terms from 1814.

[old_salt]

A Glossary of Nautical Terms from 1814.

I found this in a link on a post on Scuttlebutt and thought it may be of interest here. see this.
The rest of the site is very interesting to.
With thanks to brendanS.

 

[cliffordpope]

Re: A Glossary of Nautical Terms from 1814.

Some interesting and curious definitions, and also omissions.

"Leak" as in fill with water I think we can guess.
But curiously, no mention of a wind backing, or veering, as now commonly used in shipping forecasts. Is this a modern useage?