WITH THE SUN. Ropes coiled from the left hand towards the right; but where the sun passes the meridian north of the observer, it is of course the reverse.
WITNESSES, or Temoins, are certain piles of earth left in digging docks, or other foundations, to judge how many cubic feet of earth have been removed.
WITTEE-WITTEE. The ingeniously-constructed fish-hook of the Pacific islanders, made of mother-of-pearl, with hair tufts, serving at once both as hook and bait.
WOARE. An old term for sea-weed. Also, the shore margin or beach.
WOBBLE, To. In mechanics, to sway or roll from side to side. (See [Wabble].)
WOLD. An extensive plain, covered with grass and herbs, but bare of trees.
WOLF. A kind of fishing-net.
WOLF-FISH. Anarhichas lupus, also called cat-fish. A fish of the northern seas, from 2 to 3 feet long, with formidable teeth, with which it crushes the shells of the crustaceans and mollusks on which it feeds.
WOLYING. The old way of spelling woolding.
WONDER-CHONE. An old term, mentioned by Blount as a contrivance for catching fish.