LIFE-PRESERVER. An air-tight apparatus for saving people in cases of wreck.
LIFT. A term applied to the sails when the wind catches them on the leeches and causes them to ruffle slightly. Also implies help in work in hand, as "give us a lift."
LIFT AN ANCHOR, To. Either by the purchase; or a ship if she has not sufficient cable on a steep bank lifts, or shoulders, her anchor.
LIFTED. Promoted somewhat unexpectedly.
LIFTER. See [Wiper].
LIFTING. The rising of fog or haze from the surface of the water.
LIFTING-JACK. A portable machine for lifting heavy objects, acting by the power either of the lever, the tooth and pinion, or the screw.
LIFTS. Ropes which reach from each mast-head to their respective yard-arms to steady and suspend the ends. Their use is to keep the yard in equilibrium, or to raise one of its extremities higher than the other if necessary, but particularly to support the weight when a number of men are employed on it, furling or reefing the sail. The yards are said to be squared by the lifts when they hang at right angles with the masts.—Topping-lifts. (See [Topping-lifts].)
LIG. A fish-hook, with lead cast round its upper part in order to sink it.
LIGAN. See [Lagan].