单词 | to peak the mizzen |
释义 | > as lemmasto peak the mizzen a. transitive. To raise or tilt up (a yard) vertically or towards the vertical, so as to bring it parallel to the mast; (occasionally) to hoist (a sail) in this way. Esp. in to peak the mizzen. Frequently with up. Also intransitive. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > use of sails, spars, or rigging > carry specific amount of sail [verb (transitive)] > tilt yard topc1550 peak1626 speek1644 tope1669 cockbill1829 trip1840 1626 J. Smith Accidence Young Sea-men 30 When you ride amongst many ships, pike your yards. 1627 J. Smith Sea Gram. ix. 45 To ride apike is to pike your yards when you ride amongst many ships. 1692 Smith's Sea-mans Gram. (new ed.) i. xvi. 79 Peek [printed Speek] the Mizon, that is, put the Yard right up and down by the Mast. 1729 W. Wriglesworth MS Log-bk. of ‘Lyell’ 18 Nov. At night it blowing hard with Rain, Peeked the Yards, and hauled up a Range of the Sheet Cable. 1769 W. Falconer Universal Dict. Marine Transl. French Terms Apiquer une vergue, to top a sail-yard, or peek it up. 1794 D. Steel Elements & Pract. Rigging & Seamanship I. 242 They peek the yard against the mast to shift the sail. 1794 D. Steel Elements & Pract. Rigging & Seamanship II. 255 To Peek the Mizen, to put the mizen-yard perpendicular by the mast. 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. To Peak, to raise a gaff or lateen yard more obliquely to the mast. 1903 Outing Aug. 590/2 Although the wind is strong enough to blow down fish-houses, they peak up the white sail without thinking of a reef. 1959 Washington Post 16 Aug. c8/5 Peak Halyard, a line attached to a bridle in the center of a gaff and used to ‘peak up’ its outer end. 1970 Hudson River Sloops 28/2 It will require two six-part tackles to hoist and peak up the thirty-three foot gaff. 1989 Wooden Boat Dec. 69/2 If I wanted to sneak up on somebody fast, I would peak up and ease the sheet just a little bit. < as lemmas |
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