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

FUSÉES de tournevire, the mouses of the viol.

FUSTE, a low and capacious vessel navigated with sails and oars.

FUT de girouette, the vane-stock.

FUTAILLE, the water and provision-casks of a ship.

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GABARE, Gabarre, a sort of flat-bottomed lighter or barge, used in the river Loire, to lade and unlade shipping.

GABARIER, a lighter-man, or the person who conducts the gabare.

GABARI, a sort of model to represent the outline and thickness of the frames of a ship’s timbers. See Couple.

Premier Gabari, or rather maître Gabari, the midship-frame.

GABARIS de l’arriere, the after-frames.