Those which fished under the encouragement of a bounty from government.
·noun Goodness, kindness; virtue; worth. II. Bounty ·noun That which is given generously or liberal...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
A sum of money given by government, authorized by act of parliament or royal proclamation, to men wh...
The Sailor's Word-Book
A register of all persons who have received the bounty to which they are entitled after having passe...
Vessels of the Western Isles of Scotland, carrying ten or twelve men. They are extremely sharp fore ...
The men appointed as the crew of any particular boat, as the barge's crew, cutter's crew, &c. ...
Lashings for the secure stowage of boats. (See gripes.) ...
Those stowed on the booms. ...
See death ...
Vessels or wherries duly licensed for conveying passengers across a river or creek. ...
A local term for boats employed in carrying passengers to and fro from steamers which cannot get alo...
The order to hoist the boats in-board. ...
See masulah boats ...
Madras boats, of which the planks are sewed together with coir yarn, crossing the stitches over a wa...
The order to hoist out the boats. ...
A peculiar Ceylon boat, for the conveyance of rice and other necessaries. ...
Wherries, and the like, which ply in harbours and rivers for the conveyance of passengers. ...
Small boats or wherries plying for hire at sea-ports. ...
Contraband traders on the coast of China; opium boats. ...
Are built with great flatness of floor, with extreme breadth, carried well forward and aft, and poss...
The order to hoist the boats to the stern and quarter davits. ...
The seats in the after-part whereon the passengers sit; properly stern-sheets, the others are athwar...
Boats made to fit the paddle-box rim, stowed bottom upwards on each box. ...
A narrow strake of board fastened withinside to support the thwarts. ...