Pendant, or Pennant. A long narrow piece of bunting, carried at the mast-head.
Broad pennant, is a square piece, carried in the same way, in a commodore's vessel.
Pennant. A rope to which a purchase is hooked. A long strap fitted at one end to a yard or mast-head, with a hook or block at the other end, for a brace to reeve through, or to hook a tackle to.
Pillow. A block which supports the inner end of the bowsprit.
Pin. The axis on which a sheave turns. Also, a short piece of wood or iron to belay ropes to.
Pink-stern. A high, narrow stern.
Pinnace. A boat, in size between the launch and a cutter.
Pintle. A metal bolt, used for hanging a rudder.
Pitch. A resin taken from pine, and used for filling up the seams of a vessel.
Planks. Thick, strong boards, used for covering the sides and decks of vessels.