Mend. To mend service, is to add more to it.
Meshes. The places between the lines of a netting.
Mess. Any number of men who eat or lodge together.
Messenger. A rope used for heaving in a cable by the capstan.
Midships. The timbers at the broadest part of the vessel. (See Amidships.)
Miss-stays. To fail of going about from one tack to another. (See page 74.)
Mizzen-mast. The aftermost mast of a ship. (See Plate 1.) The spanker is sometimes called the mizzen.
Monkey Block. A small single block strapped with a swivel.
Moon-sail. A small sail sometimes carried in light winds, above a sky sail.
Moor. To secure by two anchors. (See page 88.)