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Side, and of courfe giving them greater Power to fecure the Maft. Chain-Plates, are Plates of Iron faftened to the Ship's Sides under

the Chains, and to these Plates the dead Eyes are faftened by other Plates. Capftan. An Inftrument by which the Anchor is weighed out of the Ground, it being a great mechanical Power, and is used for fetting up the Shrouds, and other Work where great Purchafes are required.

Cat-heads. The Timbers on Ships Bows, with Sheaves in them, by which the Anchor is purchafed from the Hawfe, and by which it is fecured to the Ship's Side.

Capfife. Overturn. The Boat capfifed, that is, overfet. Capfile the Quoil of Rope, that is, turn it over.

Call. A Silver Pipe used by the Boatswain and his Mates when on Duty.

Clew. To haul up the Sails by the Clew-lines.

Clew-lines, are Ropes which come down from the Mast to the lower Corners of the Sails, and by which the Corners or Clews of the Sails are hauled up.

Crow-foot, is a Number of fmall Lines fpread from the fore Parts of the Tops, by Means of the Piece of Wood through which they' pafs, and being hauled tort upon the Stays, they prevent the Foot of the Top-Sails catching upon the Top Rim; they are also used to fufpend the Awnings.

Crank. The Ship is crank, that is, fhe has not a fufficient Cargo or Ballaft to render her capable of carrying Sail, without being exposed to the Danger of overfetting.

Dead Water. The Eddie Water at the Stern of a Ship.

Douce. To strike or haul down; as, douce the Top-gallant Sails, that is, lower them.

Dunnage. A Quantity of loofe 'Wood, &c. laid at the Bottom of a Ship, to keep the Goods from being damaged.

Dog-vane. A finall Vane made with Feathers and Cork, and placed on the Ship's Quarter for the Men at the Cun and Helm, to fee the Courfe of the Wind by.

Dog-watch. The Watches from Four to Six, and from Six to Eight in the Evening.

Difpart a Piece of Ordnance, is to find the Difference of the Diameters betwixt the Breach and the Mouth of the Cannon.

Dead-Lights. A Kind of Window-Shutter for the Windows in the Stern of the Ship, used in very bad Weather only.

Dead-Wind. The Wind right against the Ship, or blowing from the very Point to which the wants to go.

Dead-Eyes. Blocks of Wood through which the Lanyards of the Shrouds are reeved.

Driver.

A large Sail fet upon the Mizen Yard in light Winds.

Drive. The Ship drives, that is, her Anchor comes through the ground.

Down-ball. The Rope by which any Sail is hauled down; as the jfbb down-hall.

Enfign. The Flag worn at the Stern of a Ship.

Engagement. Action or Fight.

Entering Port. A large Port in the Sides of Three-deckers leading into the middle Deck, to fave the Trouble of going up the Ship's Side to get on Board.

End for End. A Term used when a Rope runs all out a Block, and is unreeved; or in coming to an Anchor, if the Stoppers are not well put on, and the Cable runs all out, it is faid to have gone out End for End.

Elbow, in the Hawfe. Is when a Ship being moored, has gone round upon the Shifting of the Tides, twice the wrong Way, fo as to lay the Cables one over the other: having gone once wrong, she makes a Crofs in the Hawfe, and going three Times wrong, she makes a round Turn.

Fathom. A Measure of fix Feet.

Fack, or Fake. One Circle of any Rope or Cable quoiled.
Furl the Sail. Wrap it up clofe, and bind it upon the Yard.

Filh. A large Piece of Wood. Fish the Mast, apply a large Piece of Wood to it to strengthen it.

Flag. A general Name for Colours worn and used by Ships of War. Fall off. To fall to Leeward, or a-ftern.

Foreward. To the fore Part of the Ship.

Forecastle. The upper Deck in the fore Part of the Ship.
Freshen the Ballaft. Divide to separate it.

Fid. A fquare Bar of Wood or Iron, with Shoulders at one End; it is used to support the Weight of the Top-maft, when erected at the Head of the Lower-maft.

Fid for Splicing. A large Piece of Wood of a Conical Figure, ufed to extend the Strands and Layers of Cables in fplicing. Farereach. To fhoot a-head, or go paft another Veffel. Fish-hook. A large Hook by which the Anchor is received from under the Hawfe, and brought to the Cat-head: and the Tackle which is used for this Purpofe is called the Fish-Tackle.

Gage of the Ship. Her Depth of Water, or what Water fhe draws. Greave. To burn off the Filth from her Bottom.

Gripe of a Ship. That thin Part of her which is under Counter; and to which the Stern-Poft joins. The Ship gripes, that is, turns her Head too much to the Wind.

Ground-Tier. That is, the Tier of Water Casks which is lowest in the Hold, and is among the Shingle Ballast.

Ground-Tackle, Is Cables, Anchors, Grapenels, Hawfers, &c. Grappling-Iron. A Thing in the Nature of an Anchor, with four or fix Flukes to it.

Gammon the Bowfprit. Secure it by many Turns of a strong Rope

paffed round it, and into the Catwater, to prevent it from having too much Motion.

Girt. The Ship is girt with her Cables when she is too tight moored. Gun-Room. A Divifion of the Lower-Deck abaft, inclosed with Net-work, for the Ufe of the Gunner and Junior Lieutenant, and in which their Cabins ftand.

Gunnel. The large Timber that runs along upon the upper Part of a Ship's Side.

Gafket. The Rope which is paffed round the Sail to bind it to the Yard when it is furled.

Grummett. A Piece of Rope laid into a circular Form, and used for large Boats Oars instead of Rowlocks, and alfo for many other Purposes.

Helm. The Inftrument by which the Ship is fteered, and includes both the Wheel and the Tiller, as one general Term.

Helm's a Lea. That is, the Tiller is quite down to Leeward.
Hard a Weather. Put the Tiller quite up to Windward.

Haul. Pull.

Heave the Capftan. That is, turn it round with the Bars.
Heave handsomely. Heave gently or leifurely.

Heave hearty. Heave ftrong and quick.

Heave of the Sea, Is the Power that the Swell of the Sea has upon a Ship in driving her out, or fafter on, in her Course, and for which Allowance is made in the Day's Work.

Hail. To call to another Ship.

Halyards. The Ropes by which the Sails are hoifted, as the Topfail Halyards, the Jibb Halyards, &c.

Hawfe Holes. The Holes in the Rows of the Ship through which the Cables país. Frefher Hawfe, veer out more Cable. Clap a Service in the Hawfe, put fomewhat round the Cable at the Hawfe-hole to prevent its chaffing. To clear Hawfe, is to untwift the Cables when a Ship is moored, and has got a foul Hawfe. Athwart Hawfe is to be across or before another Ship's Head." Hawfer. Afmall Kind of Cable.

Hitch. To make faft.

Hoift. To hawl, fway, or lift up.

Heel, or incline. She heels to Port, that is, inclines or lays down upon her Larboard or left Side.

Hold, is the Space between the lower Deck and the Bottom of a Ship, and where her Stores, &c. lie. To ftow the Hold, is to place the Things in it.

Hull of the Ship. The Body of it. To lay a Hull, is to lay to, with only a fmall Sail in a Gale of Wind. To hull a Veffel, is to fire a Shot into any Part of her Hull.

Hull-down, is when a Ship is fo far off, that you can only fee her Mafts.

Hulk. A Ship without Mafts or Rigging; alfo a Veffel to remove Mafts into or out of Ships by Means of Sheers, from whence they are called Sheer Hulks.

feer Blocks. The Blocks through which Jeers are drove. Feers. The Ropes by which the lower Yards are fufpended. Jolly Boat. A fmall Boat.

Fibb. The foremoft Sail of a Ship, fet upon a Boom which runs out from the Bowfprit.

Jibb-Boom. A Spar that runs out upon the Bowfprit.

funk. Old Cable, or old Rope.

Knot, fignifies a Mile.

Keel-haul. To drag a Perfon backwards and forwards under a Ship's

Keel for certain Offences.

This Practice is now laid afide in the

British Navy, but is ufed by other Powers.

Knippers. A large Kind of plated Rope, which being twisted round.
the Meffenger and Cable in weighing, bind them together.
Log, and Log-line, by which the Ship's Path is measured, and her
Rate of going afcertained. Log-board, on which is marked the
Tranfactions of the Ship, and from thence it is copied into the
Log-book every twelve Hours.

Larboard. Left; as, Larboard Side, left Side.

Labours. That is, the Ship rolls and tumbles much.

Landfall. The Difcovery of the Land.

Land-locked. Sheltered all round by the Land, so that there is no View of the Sea.

Lafb. To bind.

Lanch-ho, fignifies high enough, or avast.

Leeward. With the Wind, or towards the Point to which the Wind blows.

Lee-Shore, is that upon or againft which the Wind blows.

Luff, or Loofe, fignifies come nearer to the Wind, or bring the Ship's Head up more to Windward.

Lift. Incline. The Ship has a-lift to Port, that is, fhe heels to the Larboard.

Lanyards of the Shrouds, are the fmall Ropes at the Ends of them, by which they are hove taut, or tight.

Lifts. The Ropes which come to the Ends of the Yards from the Maft-heads, and by which the Yards are toffed up and down. Maft. The upright Timbers or Trees on which the Yards and Sails are fet.

Mizen-Maft. That Maft which ftands abaft, and from which its Rigging and Sails are named; as of the Sails, Mizen, MizenTop-fail, &c. and fo alfo are the other Sails, &c. named from the other Mafts.

Moor, is to fecure a Ship with two Anchors.

Mend the Service. Put on more Service.

Moufe. A Kind of Ball or Knob, wrought upon the Collar of the Stays.

Mufter. To affemble.

Meffenger. A fmall Kind of Cable, which being brought to the Capftan, and the Cable by which the Ship rides made faft to it, it purchases the Anchor.

Nun Buoy. The Kind of Buoys ufed by Ships of War. Neip Tides. The Tides in the first and laft Quarter of the Moon, and are not either fo high, fo low, or fo rapid as Spring Tides. A Ship is faid to be benciped, when she has not Water enough to take her off the Ground, or over the Bar, &c.

Nothing off. A Term used by the Man at the Cun to the Steerfman, directing him not to go from the Wind.

Narrows. A fmall Paffage between two Lands.

Offing. To Seaward from the Land. A Ship is in the Offing, that is, fhe is to Seaward, at a Distance from the Land. She stands for the Offing, that is, towards the Sea.

Over-board. Out of the Ship; as, he fell over-board, meaning, he fell out of, or from the Ship.

On Board. Within the Ship; as, he is come on Board,
Oakam. Old Rope untwisted and pulled open.

Orlop. The Deck on which the Cables are ftowed.

Overhaul. To clear away and difentangle any Rope; alfo to come up with the Chafe; as, we overhaul her, that is, we gain ground of her.

Pay the Seams. That is, to pour hot Pitch and Tar upon the Seams after Caulking.

Purchafe. To purchase the Anchor, is to loofen it out of the Ground.

Peck. To ride a Stay-Peck, is when the Cable and the Fore-Stay form a Line. To ride a fhort Peck, is when the Cable is fo much in as to deftroy the Line formed by the Stay-Peck. To ride with the Yards a Peck, is to have them topped up by contrary Lifts, fo as to reprefent a St. Andrew's Cross.

Ports. The Holes in the Ship's Sides from which the Guns are fired.

Pudding and Dolphin. A large and leffer Pad made of Ropes, and put round the Mafts under the lower Yards.

Pay out the Cable. That is, fhove it out at the Hawfe Holes. Pendant. The long narrow Flag worn at the Maft-Head by all Ships of the Royal Navy. Brace Pendants are thofe Ropes which fecure the Brace-Blocks to the Yard-Arms, and are always double, in cafe of one being fhot away, the other may secure the Yard in its proper Pofition.

Parcel a Rope. Is to put a Quantity of old Canvas round it before the Service is put on.

Parcel a Seam. Is to lay a narrow Piece of Canvas over it after it is caulked, before it is payed.

Port.

Ufed for Larboard, or the left Side; alfo a Harbour or Haven. Points. A Number of plated Ropes made fast to the Sails for the Purpose of Reefing.

Quoil, is a Rope or Cable laid up round, one Fake over another.

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