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 107, 1. The trades. That is, the trade winds, which blow constantly in the same direction during certain seasons of the year.

2. Abeam. At right angles to the side of the ship.

3. All was drawing alow and aloft. All sails were set, and were filled with the wind.

4. Luff. A nautical term of half-a-dozen meanings; here, apparently, the distention of the sail.

CHAPTER XI

109, 1. Along of. In consequence of.

2. Corso Castle. Perhaps on Cape Corso, on the northern end of the island of Corsica.

110, 1. Hatches. Covers to close openings in the deck of a ship

2. Gentlemen of fortune. Their euphemism for pirates.<section end=n110-2 />

111, 1. <section begin=n111-1 />Set up gentleman. Note the idiom.<section end=n111-1 />

2. <section begin=n111-2 />A slip on his cable. A wrong or tricky action.<section end=n111-2 />

114, 1. <section begin=n114-1 />Execution Dock. A place in London where criminals were hanged.<section end=n114-1 />

2. <section begin=n114-2 />Chapling. Chaplain.<section end=n114-2 />

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117, 1. <section begin=n117-1 />Sheeted home. Sails furled.<section end=n117-1 />

118, 1. <section begin=n118-1 />Captain Kidd. A notorious pirate of the seventeenth century; hanged at Execution Dock in 1701.<section end=n118-1 />

119, 1. <section begin=n119-1 />Careen. To tip the vessel over on the sand.<section end=n119-1 />

122, 1. <section begin=n122-1 />Look well from a yard-arm. Mautinous sailors were sometimes hanged from the yard-arms, the cross beams running out from the masts.<section end=n122-1 />

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124, 1. <section begin=n124-1 />Scuppers. Openings in the sides of a ship at the level of the deck.<section end=n124-1 />

125, 1. <section begin=n125-1 />Warped. Moved forward by pulling one end around.<section end=n125-1 />

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140, 1. <section begin=n140-1 />Gaskin. A kind of hempen packing-cloth.<section end=n140-1 />

141, 1. <section begin=n141-1 />Chuck-farthen. A kind of pitch-penny game.<section end=n141-1 />

143, 1. <section begin=n143-1 />Clove-hitch. A kind of sailor's knot; here, of course, meaning "a tight place."<section end=n143-1 />