Mats, sinnet, spun-yarn, strands, battens, scotchmen, and the like.
·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of <<Chafe>>. II. Chafing ·vt The act of rubbing, or wearing by friction; making by...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
·noun ·see 1st Jeer (b). II. Gear ·noun Warlike accouterments. III. Gear ·noun Manner; custom; beh...
[the Anglo-Saxon geara, clothing]. A general name for the rigging of any particular spar or sail; ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
A name given by old sailors to the sheaves instead of blocks on the yards in light-rigged vessels. ...
·- A kind of gear in which the two wheels working together lie in different planes, and have their t...
·add. ·- A gear by means of which the speed of machinery or of a vehicle may be changed while that o...
·add. ·- A change-speed gear in which the gears are changed by sliding endwise. ...
·noun ·Alt. of <<Headgear>>. ...
·add. ·- A friction gear wheel with wedge-shaped circumferential grooves. ...
A term denoting the ropes, blocks, &c., belonging to the bowsprit. ...
Everything pertaining to its handling. ...
A term implying any materials requisite for fitting or repairing the pumps, as boxes, leather, &c. ...
·add. ·- A steering gear, ·esp. for an automobile, not affected by the road wheels, as when they str...
This is said when the gab of the eccentric rod is allowed to fall upon its stud on the gab-lever. ...
Disconnecting the eccentric rod from the gab-lever. ...