Home

This term on board-a ve el is employed in many operations; for instance; topsail-, topgallant-sheets, etc. are said to be home, when the clews are pulled along the yards till they are brought as near to the sheave-holes as usually when setting a sail. A bower-anchor, stream or kedge is said to come home, when for instance, a ve el is aground and an anchor is taken in a boat to some distance from the ship, and sunk in deeper water, then pulled on by means of a cable or warp attached to it, and to a windla or winch on board; but instead of the ve el being moved towards the anchor as intended, the latter is dragged along the bottom towards the ship.