Lighter. A large boat, used in loading and unloading vessels.
Limbers, or Limber-holes. Holes cut in the lower part of the floor-timbers, next the keelson, forming a passage for the water fore-and-aft.
Limber-boards are placed over the limbers, and are movable.
Limber-rope. A rope rove fore-and-aft through the limbers, to clear them if necessary.
Limber-streak. The streak of foot-waling nearest the keelson.
List. The inclination of a vessel to one side; as, a list to port, or a list to starboard.
Lizard. A piece of rope, sometimes with two legs, and one or more iron thimbles spliced into it. It is used for various purposes. One with two legs, and a thimble to each, is often made fast to the topsail tye, for the buntlines to reeve through. A single one is sometimes used on the swinging-boom topping-lift.
Locker. A chest or box, to stow anything away in.
Chain-locker. Where the chain cables are kept.
Boatswain's locker. Where tools and small stuff for working upon rigging are kept.