Glossary & Nautical Dictionary
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idler: TFD: a ship's crew member, such as a carpenter, sailmaker, etc., whose duties do not include standing regular watches
in: F: the state of any of a ship's sails, when they are furled or stowed. It is used in this sense also in opposition to out, which implies that they are set, or extended to assist the ship's course.
in forma dupla: in duplicate
in irons: to be shackled
Indiaman: TFD: A large merchant ship formerly used on trade routes to India.
ironbound: D: (of a coast) bound with rocks and cliffs
irons: WN: metal shackles; for hands or legs
ironwork: F: a general name for all the pieces of iron, of whatsoever figure or size, which are used in the construction of a ship: as bolts, boom irons, nails, spikes, chains and chain plates, block strops, cranks, pintles, and googings [gudgeons].
issue: TFD: 1. A discharge, as of blood or pus. 2. A lesion, wound, or ulcer producing such a discharge.