FARDAGE. Dunnage; when a ship is laden in bulk. FARE [Anglo-Saxon, _fara_]. A voyage or passage by water, or the money paid for such passage. Also, a fishing season for cod; and likewise the cargo of the fishing vessel. (_See_ HOW FARE YE?) FARE-CROFTS. The vessels that formerly plied between England and France. FARRANE. The Erse term for a gentle breeze, still used on our north-western shores. FARTHEL. An old word for furling sails. Also, a burden, according to Shakspeare in _Hamlet_; and a weight, agreeably to the depositions of the "Portingalls" before Sir Francis Drake, _in re_ the great carrack's cargo in 1592; there were "ij^_c_ fardells of synamon:" of this famous prize the queen reserved to herself the lion's share. FASCINES. Faggots of brush or other small wood, varying according to the object in view and the material available, from about 6 to 9 inches in diameter, and from 6 to 18 feet in length, firmly bound with withes at about every 18 inches. They are of vast use in military field-engineering. FASH. An irregular seam. The mark left by the moulds upon cast bullets. (Short for _fashion_--ship-fashion, soldier-fashion.) FASHION-PIECES. The fashion of the after-part of a ship, in the plane of projection. They are the hindmost timbers in the run of a ship, which terminate the breadth, and form the shape of the stern; they are united to the stern-post, and to the end of the wing-transom by a rabbet. FASKIDAR. A name of the _Cataractes parasiticus_, or Arctic gull. FAST. A rope, cablet, or chain by which a vessel is secured to a wharf; and termed bow, head, breast, quarter, or stern fasts, as the case may be. FAST AGROUND. Immovable, or high and dry. FAST AND LOOSE. An uncertain and shuffling conduct. FASTENINGS. "Let go the fasts!" throw off the ropes from the bollards or cleats. Also used for the bolts, &c., which hold together the different parts of a ship. FASTNESS. A strong post, fortified by nature and art. FAST SAILER. A ship which, in nautical parlance, "has legs." FAST STAYING. Quick in going about. FAT, OR BROAD. If the tressing in or tuck of a ship's quarter under water hangs deep, or is overfull, they say she has a _fat_ quarter. FATHER. The dockyard name given to the person who constructs a ship of the navy. FATHER-LASHER. A name of the scorpius or scorpion, _Cottus scorpius_, a fish about 9 inches long, common near rocky coasts. FATHOM [Anglo-Saxon, _fædm_]. The space of both arms extended. A measure of 6 feet, used in the length of cables, rigging, &c., and to divide the lead (or sounding) lines, for showing the depth of water.--_To fathom_, is to ascertain the depth of water by sounding. To conjecture an intention. FATHOM-WOOD. Slab and other offal of timber, sold at the yards, by fathom lots: cubic measurement. FATIGUE-PARTY. A party of soldiers told off to any labour-duty not strictly professional. FAULCON. A small cannon. (_See_ FALCON.) FAUN. Anglo-Norman for a flood-gate or water-gate.