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Wrecked on a Reef
Glossary
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Glossary
| Abaft | Towards the stern of a ship |
| Aide-toi, etdieu t'aidera | Help yourself and God will help you |
| Alere flammam | To feed the flame |
| Aurora Australis | (Southern Aurora) Glow or streamers of light in the southern polar night sky |
| Battle-dore | Paddle-shaped wooden utensil or bat |
| Behoof | Benefit |
| Bodkin | Blunt needle or pointed tool |
| Burthen | Burden |
| Chaussure | Shoe |
| Coup d'éciat | Masterly stroke |
| Debouch | Flow into more open space |
| Durst | Dared |
| Ferrule | Metal band or cap on a stick or post to increase strength |
| Finis coronat opus | The end crowns the work |
| Fosse | Ditch |
| Fuzee | Friction match with large head |
| Hedging bill | Hooked tool |
| Hogshead | Cask or unit of liquid capacity |
| Huzza | Hurrah! A shout of joy |
| Knare | Knot or protuberance on tree trunk |
| Larboard | Port, i.e. left-hand side |
| Littoral | Relating to the shore or coast |
| Ménage | Household |
| Mizzen | The mast immediately behind the main mast Ne sutor ultra crepidam Let the cobbler stick to his last i.e. let everyone attend their own business |
| Offing | Distant part of the sea in view |
| Paletot | Loose overcoat |
| Parroquet | Parakeet, a small parrot |
| Passerines | Perching birds, e.g. sparrows, larks |
| Penates | Household gods, or valued items in a house |
| Periagua | Canoe made from a single trunk |
| Per diem et diem | Day after day |
| Phocae/phocidæ | Seals |
| Pinnace | Small boat serving a ship |
| Réveil | Awakening |
| Saturnalia | Ancient Roman festival, revelry, merrymaking |
| Scuttle | A ship's hatch or its cover |
| Secrétaire | Writing desk |
| Shallop | A small or light boat |
| Shroud | Set of ropes forming part of rigging, supporting mast |
| Tinder-box | Box with tinder (combustible matter), flint and steel, for starting fires |
| Tinmen | Tinsmiths |
| Tow | Rough fibres, e.g. of flax |
| Tringle | Rod |