Earings.—Small ropes used for lashings.
Ease Off.—To slacken.
Ease off Handsomely.—To slacken very carefully.
End for End.—To change a rope that has been worn, and use one part where the other was formerly used.
End On.—To advance bow or stern on, or to have another vessel approach in a similar manner.
Ensign.—The national flag, carried always at the gaff-end.
Fag-End.—The end of a rope which is frayed.
Falling Off.—When a yacht moves from the wind farther than she ought.
Fathom.—A measurement six feet in length.
Fid.—A tapered piece of wood used to splice ropes with, and, when made of iron, called a "marline-spike."