Dead-eye.—A wooden block with three sheaveless holes through which the lanyards of the main-shrouds are rove.
Dinghy.—The smallest of a yacht’s boats.
Earing.—A rope which passes through the cringle of a sail and serves to reef it.
Eyes of the Rigging.—The loops of the shrouds and stays which are passed over the mast-head and rest on the hounds.
Fair-leader.—A block or comb cleat for running rigging, e.g., jib sheets to lead through.
Flukes.—The barbs at the extremities of an anchor’s arms.
Forefoot.—A piece of timber at the fore end of the keel, to which the heel of the stem fits.
Forereach.—To shoot ahead in stays.
Garboard Streak.—The range of planks on each side of the keel.
Get in Irons.—A vessel is in irons when she is in the wind’s eye, and, having lost all headway, will not go off on either tack.