crank

, or crank-sided.

A vessel, by her construction or her stowage, inclined to lean over a great deal, or from insufficient ballast or cargo incapable of carrying sail, without danger of overturning. The opposite term is stiff, or the quality of standing well up to her canvas.

♦ Cranky expresses a foolish capriciousness. Ships built too deep in proportion to their breadth are notoriously crank.

♦ Crank by the ground, is a ship whose floor is so narrow that she cannot be brought on the ground without danger.

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