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Haliards are single ropes, by which the sails are hoisted up and lowered at pleasure. Tally is the operation of hauling aft the sheets, or drawing them in the direction of the ship's stern. Towing is the operation of drawing a vessel forward by means of long lines, &c. Timoneer, from the French timonnier, is a name given, on particular occasions, to the steersman of a ship.
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