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Updated: October 27, 2026
Sir, The annexed Definition of Nautical, Names, &c. will not, I dare say, to most of your readers, be uninteresting. The Starboard is the right side of the ship, as the lar-board is the left. The Parrel is a movable band-rope, used to fasten the yard to its respective mast. Backstays are long ropes, reaching from the right and left sides of the vessel to the mast heads.