Loxodromic Curve. Loxodrome. Rhumb line on surface of Earth.
Lubber. A clumsy and unskilled man.
Lubberland. Imaginary place of bliss where even lubbers are not a nuisance.
Lubber Line. Vertical line on fore side of inside of compass bowl, and in fore and aft line of ship. Compass reading in line with it is the direction of ship's head.
Lubber's Hole. Trap-door in flooring of top of a mast, and just above lower rigging. Forms an entry into top as alternative to going by futtock rigging.
Lubber's Point. Short projection aft from inside of compass bow and in fore and aft line of ship. Has same purpose as 'Lubber Line'.
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