An Universal Dictionary of the Marine / Or, a Copious Explanation of the Technical Terms and Phrases Employed in the Construction, Equipment, Furniture, Machinery, Movements, and Military Operations of a Ship. Illustrated With Variety of Original Designs of Shipping, in Different Situations; Together With Separate Views of Their Masts, Sails, Yards, and Rigging. to Which Is Annexed, a Translation of the French Sea-terms and Phrases, Collected from the Works of Mess. Du Hamel, Aubin, Saverien, &c.

by William Falconer

DÉTREMPEUR de viandes salées & de poisson, the cook’s shifter.

DÉTROIT, a streight or narrow channel between two lands; also an isthmus between two seas.

DÉVENTER les voiles, to shiver the sails, or brace them to shiver in the wind.

DEVERGUER, to unbend the sails from their yards.

DEVERS, the moulding of any piece of timber, amongst shipwrights. Whence Marquer le bois suivant son Devers, to mould the timber according to its compass or inclination.

DÉVIRER le cable, to surge the cable about the capstern or windlas, in order to prevent it from riding, with one part over another.

DEVIS, a scheme containing the general dimensions of a ship, from which the shipwright is to form a draught for constructing her.

DEXTRIBORD, or rather Stribord, the starbord side of a ship. See Stribord.

DIABLOTIN, the mizen top-mast stay-sail.

DIGON, or Diguon, the stock or staff of a vane or pendant; also a piece of the ship’s cut water.