Gybe. (Pronounced jibe.) To shift over the boom of a fore-and-aft sail.
Hail. To speak or call to another vessel, or to men in a different part of a ship.
Halyards. Ropes or tackles used for hoisting and lowering yards, gaffs, and sails.
Half-hitch. (See Plate 5 and page 48.)
Hammock. A piece of canvass, hung at each end, in which seamen sleep.
Hand. To hand a sail is to furl it.
Bear-a-hand; make haste.
Lend-a-hand; assist.
Hand-over-hand; hauling rapidly on a rope, by putting one hand before the other alternately.
Hand-lead. (See page 17.) A small lead, used for sounding in rivers and harbors.