Captains Courageous Vocabulary Chap. 1-4

a fast ship with two masts and sails

• schooner

• slicker

• muckle

a small, flat-bottomed boat used for fishing

• cod

• dory

• hoist

a fish found in the Atlantic Ocean that is good for eating

• slicker

• gale

• cod

the back end of a boat or ship

• stern

• hold

• port

a harbor or place where boats and ships can dock or anchor safely

• hold

• stern

• port

to raise or lift something heavy

• hoist

• hold

• muckle

a very strong wind

• cod

• gale

• hold

the part of a ship where the cargo is stored

• hold

• stern

• harbor

a shiny raincoat

• slicker

• muckle

• schooner

a large, wooden hammer

• gale

• muckle

• cod