TRUE ANOMALY. See [Anomaly].
TRUE-BLUE. A metaphorical term for an honest and hearty sailor: "true to his uniform, and uniformly true."
TRUE-HORIZON. See [Horizon].
TRUE TIDE. Opposed to [cross-tide] (which see).
TRUE WATER. The exact depth of soundings.
TRUFF. A west-country name for a trout.
TRUG. A rough basket for carrying chips of timber.
TRUGMAN. An early word for interpreter, being a corruption of dragoman; also called trench-man, but not trencher-man, as a worthy Mediterranean consul wrote it.
TRUMPETER. A petty officer and musician stationed on the poop, to sound salutes and various evolutionary orders.
TRUNCHEON. A field-marshal's baton; also a constable's.