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One who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder.

ite article of food in Ireland. -- Irish reef, or Irishman's reef (Naut.), the head of a sail tied up. -- Irish stew, meat, potatoes, and onions, cut in small pieces and stewed.

See under Fire, n. -- Gray iron. See Cast iron (above). -- It irons (Naut.), said of a sailing vessel, when, in tacking, she comes up head to the wind and will not fill away on either tack. -- Magnetic iron. See Magnetite. -- Malleable iron (Metal.), iron sufficiently pure or soft to be capable of extension under…

A popular colloquial name for a sailor; -- called also Jack tar, and Jack afloat.

A rail of wood or iron stretching along a yard of a vessel, to which the sails are fastened.

To bring (a vessel) so close to the wind that half her upper sails are laid aback. W. C. Russell.

To assail or abuse by scolding. [Law]

block (Naut.), block at the extremity of a yard, through which the halyard of a studding sail is rove.

A triangular sail set upon a stay or halyard extending from the foremast or fore-topmast to the bowsprit or the jib boom. Large vessels often carry several jibe; as, inner jib; outer jib; flying jib; etc.

To shift, or swing round, as a sail, boom, yard, etc., as in tacking.

To shift, as the boom of a fore-and-aft sail, from one side of a vessel to the other when the wind is aft or on the quarter. See Gybe.

single block and the fall, used for various purposes, as to increase the purchase on a topsail sheet in hauling it home; the watch tackle. Totten.

ed the train; just too late. A soft Etesian gale But just inspired and gently swelled the sail. Dryden. Just now, the least possible time since; a moment ago.

lse keel. See under False. -- Keel boat. (a) A covered freight boat, with a keel, but no sails, used on Western rivers. [U. S.] (b) A low, flat-bottomed freight boat. See Keel, n., 3. -- Keel piece, one of the timbers or sections of which a keel is composed. On even keel, in a level or horizontal position, so that th…

A small wooden mess tub; -- a name given by sailors to one in which they receive their food. Cooper.

A lofty sail, carried only when the wind is light.

. (a) To strike down; to fell; to prostrate by a blow or by blows; as, to knock down an assailant. (b) To assign to a bidder at an auction, by a blow or knock; to knock off. -- To knock in the head, or on the head, to stun or kill by a blow upon the head; hence, to put am end to; to defeat, as a scheme or project; to…

h run off from the reel in half a minute, therefore, shows the number of miles the vessel sails in an hour. Hence:

A rope or line passing through eyelet holes in the edge of a sail or an awning to attach it to a yard, gaff, etc.

e to engage for any state or commander that purchased his services; hence, a person who assails institutions or opinions on his own responsibility without regard to party lines or deference to authority. -- Lance bucket (Cavalry), a socket attached to a saddle or stirrup strap, in which to rest the but of a lance. --…