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HAGS TEETH or HAKES TRETH to HANKS

HARBOUR to HAWSE

HAWSE-HOLES to HEAD-ROPE

HEAD-SAILS to HEAVING-out

HEAVING-short to HIGH AND DRY

HIGH WATER to Fore-HOLD

HOLD to HORSE
HOLD
HOLDING-on
HOLDING-water
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HOUNDS to HURRICANE


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HOOK

HOOK, a crooked piece of iron, of which there are several of different shapes and sizes used at sea, as boat-hooks, can-hooks, cat-hooks, fish-hooks, foot-hooks, &c. See the articles BOAT-HOOK, CAN-HOOK, &c.


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