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U To UNBALAST to To UNRIG a ship To UNBALAST UNBENDING UNBITTING To UNDER-RUN To UNDER-RUN a tackle UNDER SAIL UNLACING To UNMOOR UNREEVING To UNRIG a ship UPPER-DECK to USES AND CUSTOMS Search Contact us
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UNBENDINGUNBENDING, (désemarrer, Fr.) generally implies the act of taking off the sails from their yards and stays; of cutting loose the anchors from their cables, or of untying one rope from another. See also BEND.
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