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Housing
·noun A niche for a statue. II. Housing ·noun An appendage to the hames or collar of a harness. II...

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housing
, or house-line. A small line formed of three fine strands, smaller than rope yarn; principally us...

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head of a mast
, or mast-head. The upper part of any mast, or that whereon the caps or trucks are fitted. ...

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heel of a mast
The lower end, which either fits into the step attached to the keel, or in top-masts is sustained by...

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Lower
·adj Compar. of Low, ·adj. II. Lower ·noun Cloudiness; gloominess. III. Lower ·noun A frowning; su...

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Mast
·noun The vertical post of a derrick or crane. II. Mast ·noun The fruit of the oak and beech, or ot...

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mast
[Anglo-Saxon mæst, also meant chief or greatest]. A long cylindrical piece of timber elevated perpen...

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housing-in
After a ship in building is past the breadth of her bearing, and that she is brought in too narrow t...

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housing-rings
Ring-bolts over the lower deck-ports, through the beam-clamps, to which the muzzle-lashings of the g...

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lower handsomely, lower cheerly
Are opposed to each other; the former being the order to lower gradually, and the latter to lower ex...

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jury mast. a journiere
mast; i.e. a mast for the day or occasion. ...

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pay a mast, to
or pay a yard, to To anoint it with tar, turpentine, rosin, tallow, or varnish; tallow is particul...

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wring a mast, to
To bend, cripple, or strain it out of its natural position by setting the shrouds up too taut. The p...

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Lower-case
·adj Pertaining to, or kept in, the lower case; — used to denote the small letters, in distinction ...

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Lower Court
In the Little Minories (W. Stow, 1722-Boyle, 1799). Not named in the maps. ...

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Lower Mews
Out of the Crescent, Minories, in Portsoken Ward (Lockie, 1816). Not named in the maps. ...

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lower, to
The atmosphere to become cloudy. Also, to ease down gradually, expressed of some weighty body suspen...

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lower counter
The counter between the upper counter and the rail under the lights. ...

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lower-deckers
The heaviest armament, usually on the lower deck. ...

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lower-finishing
See finishings. ...

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lower-height
See main-breadth. ...

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lower-hold
The space for cargo in a merchant-vessel, fitted with 'tween-decks. ...

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lower-hope
A well-known reach in the Thames where ships wait for the turn of the tide. ...

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lower-lifts
The lifts of the fore, main, and crossjack-yards. ...

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lower masts
See mast. ...

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lower transit
The opposite to the upper transit of a circumpolar star: the passage sub polo. ...

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cheeks of the mast
The faces or projecting parts on each side of the masts, formed to sustain the trestle-trees upon wh...

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dolphin of the mast
A kind of wreath or strap formed of plaited cordage, to be fastened occasionally round the lower yar...

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a, prep.=ab, v. ab. ...

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A. a. as an abbreviation, 1 for the praenomen Aulus. 2 for Absolvo, on the voting-tablet of a jud...

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·- Of. II. A ·prep In; on; at; by. III. A ·- An expletive, void of sense, to fill up the meter. I...

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·- A registry mark given by underwriters (as at Lloyd's) to ships in first-class condition. Inferior...

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·- A, as a prefix to English words, is derived from various sources. (1) It frequently signifies on ...

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A
Alpha, the first letter of the Greek alphabet, as Omega is the last. These letters occur in the text...

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a
As for example the word alarm, alarum, a bell, from the German lärm; but the military alarm on a dru...

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A
See Alpha ...

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Half-mast
·noun A point some distance below the top of a mast or staff; as, a flag a half-mast (a token of mou...

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Jury mast
·add. ·- An apparatus to support the trunk and head in spinal disease. II. Jury mast ·add. ·- A tem...

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dur-mast
An inferior oak of more rapid growth than the true English. ...

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fore-mast
The forward lower-mast in all vessels. (See mast.) ...

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foretop-mast
See top-mast. ...

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half-mast
The lowering a flag in respect for the death of an officer. ...

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jigger-mast
In large vessels it is an additional aftermost mast; thus any sail set on the ensign-staff would be ...

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jury-mast
A temporary or occasional mast erected in a ship in the place of one which has been carried away in ...

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mast-carlings
Those large carlings which are placed at the sides of the masts from beam to beam, to frame the part...

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mast-coat
A conical canvas fitted over the wedges round the mast, to prevent water oozing down from the decks....

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mast-head
The upper part of a mast above the rigging. ...

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mast-heading
A well-known marine punishment, said to give midshipmen the best time for reading. A court-martial, ...

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mast-high
A figurative expression of height. ...

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mast-holes
The apertures in the deck-partners for stepping the masts. ...

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mast-hoops
The iron hoops on made or built masts. ...

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mast-house
In dockyards, where masts are made. ...

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mast-rope
[Anglo-Saxon mæst-ràp]. That which is used for sending masts up or down. ...

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mizen-mast
The aftermost mast of a ship (see shrouds, stay, yard, &c.), observing only that the epithet of fore...

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sheer-mast
The peculiar rig of the rafts on the Guayaquil river; also of the piratical prahus of the eastern se...

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skysail-mast
The pole or upper portion of a royal mast, when long enough to serve for setting a skysail; otherwis...

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topgallant-mast
The third mast above the deck; the uppermost before the days of royals and flying kites. ...

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top-mast
The second division of a mast above the deck. (See mast.) ...

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trysail-mast
A spar abaft the fore and main mast, for hoisting the trysail. ...

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mate of the lower-deck
An officer of considerable importance in former times in ships of the line; he was responsible for t...

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A. F. of L.
·add. ·- American Federation of Labor. ...

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birds of a feather
Rogues of the same gang. ...

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son of a gun
This phrase is heard in low language with us as in England. ...

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boll of a tree
the stem, trunk, or body. N. ...

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newst of a newstness
i. e. much of a muchness. Glouc. ...

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abandonment of a vessel
Deserting and abandoning her by reason of unseaworthiness or danger of remaining in her, also when g...

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antecedent of a ratio
The first of the two terms. ...

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back, of a ship
The keel and kelson are figuratively thus termed. ...

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bar of a harbour
See bar of a port ...

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bar of a port
or bar of a harbour An accumulated shoal or bank of sand, shingle, gravel, or other uliginous subs...

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barrel of a capstan
The cylinder between the whelps and the paul rim, constituting the main-piece. ...

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barrel of a pump
The wooden tube which forms the body of the engine. ...

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bed of a mortar
The solid frame on which a mortar is mounted for firing. For sea-service it is generally made of woo...

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body, of a place
In fortification, the space inclosed by the enceinte, or line of bastions and curtains. ...

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breaking of a gale
Indications of a return of fine weather; short gusts at intervals; moaning or whistling of the wind ...

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breech of a cannon
The after-end, next the vent or touch-hole. It is the most massive part of a gun; strictly speaking,...

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broth of a boy
An excellent, though roystering fellow. ...

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bulk of a ship
Implies the whole cargo when stowed in the hold. ...

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bunt of a sail
The middle part of it, formed designedly into a bag or cavity, that the sail may gather more wind. I...

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capital of a work
In fortification, an imaginary line bisecting its most prominent salient angle. ...

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carcass of a ship
The ribs, with keel, stem, and stern-post, after the planks are stripped off. ...

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carriage of a gun
The frame on which it is mounted for firing, constructed either exclusively for this purpose, or als...

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caulking of a ship
Forcing a quantity of oakum, or old ropes untwisted and drawn asunder, into the seams of the planks,...

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chamber of a mine
The seat or receptacle prepared for the powder-charge, usually at the end of the gallery, and out of...

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chase of a gun
That part of the conical external surface extending from the moulding in front of the trunnions to t...

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clue of a hammock
The combination of small lines by which it is suspended, being formed of knittles, grommets, and lan...

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cogs of a wheel
; applies to all wheel machinery now used at sea or on shore: thus windlass-cogs, capstan-cogs, &c. ...

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coom of a wave
The comb or crest. The white summit when it breaks. ...

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crater of a mine
Synonymous with funnel (which see). ...

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depth of a sail
The extent of the square sails from the head-rope to the foot-rope, or the length of the after-leech...

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detention of a vessel
: on just ground, as supposed war, suspicious papers, undue number of men, found hovering, or cargo ...

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ears of a boat
The knee-pieces at the fore-part on the outside at the height of the gunwale. ...

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ears of a pump
The support of the bolt for the handle or break. ...

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end of a trench
The place where the trenches are opened. ...

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eye of a stay
That part of a stay which is formed into a sort of collar to go round the mast-head; the eye and mou...

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eyes of a messenger
Eyes spliced in its ends to lash together. ...

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eyes of a ship
(See eyes of her.) ...

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face of a gun
The surface of the metal at the extremity of the muzzle. ...

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faces of a work
In fortification, are the two lines forming its most prominent salient angle. ...

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fetch of a gulf
The whole stretch from head to head, or point to point. ...

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fetch of a bay or gulf
The whole stretch from head to head, or point to point. ...

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flight of a shot
The trajectory formed between the muzzle of the gun and the first graze. ...

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fly of a flag
The breadth from the staff to the extreme end that flutters loose in the wind. If an ensign, the par...

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freight of a ship
The hire, or part thereof, usually paid for the carriage and conveyance of goods by sea; or the sum ...

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gallery of a mine
The passage of horizontal communication, as distinguished from the shaft or vertical descent, made u...

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handles of a gun
The dolphins. ...

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head of a comet
The brighter part of a comet, from which the tail proceeds. ...

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head of a work
In fortification, the part most advanced towards the enemy. In progressive works, such as siege-appr...

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hood of a pump
A frame covering the upper wheel of a chain-pump. ...

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hullock of a sail
A small part lowered in a gale. ...

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jaw of a block
The space in the shell where the sheave revolves. ...

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lay of a rope
The direction in which its strands are twisted; hawser is right-handed; cablet left-handed. ...

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loading of a ship
See cargo and lading. ...

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mate of a watch
The senior or passed midshipman is responsible to the officer of the watch. He heaves the log, inser...

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mouldings of a gun
The several rings and ornaments. ...

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neck of a gun
The narrow part where the chase meets the swell of the muzzle. ...

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nucleus of a comet
The condensed or star-like part of the head. ...

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profile of a fort
See orthographic projection. ...

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range of a gun
The horizontal distance which it will send a shot, at a stated elevation, to the point of its first ...

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refusal of a pile
Its stoppage or obstruction, when it cannot be driven further in. ...

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ribs of a parrel
An old species of parrel having alternate ribs and bull's-eyes; the ribs were pieces of wood, each a...

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rig of a ship
The disposition of the masts, cut of sails, &c., whether square or fore-and-aft rigs. In fact, the r...

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score of a block, or of a dead eye
The groove round which the rope passes. ...

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shaft of a mine
The narrow perpendicular pit by which the gallery is entered, and from which the branches of the min...

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shell of a block
The outer frame or case wherein the sheave or wheel is contained and traverses about its axis. ...

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shoulder of a bastion
The part of it adjacent to the junction of a face with a flank. The angle of the shoulder is that fo...

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sill of a dock
The timber at the base against which the gates shut; and the depth of water which will float a vesse...

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skeleton of a regiment
Its principal officers and staff. ...

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skin of a sail
The outside part when a sail is furled. To furl in a clean skin, is the habit of a good seaman. ♦ ...

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son of a gun
An epithet conveying contempt in a slight degree, and originally applied to boys born afloat, when w...

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tail of a gale
The latter part of a gale, when its violence is dying out. ...

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tongue of a bevel
The movable part of the instrument by which the angles or bevellings are taken. ...

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track of a ship
The line of a ship's course through the water. (See wake.) ...

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tread of a keel
The length of her keel. ...

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tread of a ship or keel
The length of her keel. ...

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trees of a ship
The chess-trees, the cross-trees, the rough-trees, the trestle-trees, and the waste-trees. ...

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captain of a ship of war
Is the commanding officer; as well the post-captain (a title now disused) as those whose proper titl...

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chamber of a piece of ordnance
The end of the bore modified to receive the charge of powder. In mortars, howitzers, and shell-guns,...

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gunner, of a ship of war
A warrant-officer appointed to take charge of the ammunition and artillery on board; to keep the lat...

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master of a ship-of-war
An officer appointed by the commissioners of the navy to attend to the navigating a ship under the d...

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muzzle of a piece of ordnance
The forward extremity of the cylinder, and the metal which surrounds it, extending back to the neck,...

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(abbreviation) Old French ...

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·prep During; in the course of. II. Of ·prep Denoting passage from one state to another; from. III...

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of
An action of the organs of sense may be either involuntary or voluntary. Accordingly we say to hear,...

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Lower East Smithfield
West from Little Thames Street to the Hermitage Swing Bridge and Basin (P.O. Directory). In the eig...

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Lower Thames Street
East from London Bridge to Tower Hill (P.O. Directory). In Tower, Billingsgate and Bridge Wards. Fi...

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lower-breadth-sweep
The second on the builder's draught, representing the lower height of breadth, on which line is set ...

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lower-hold-beams
The lowest range of beams in a merchantman. ...

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afore the mast
See before the mast. ...

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before the mast
The station of the working seamen, as distinguishing them from the officers. ...

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fore-mast man
From "before the mast." A private seaman as distinguished from an officer of a ship. ...

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foretop-gallant-mast
See topgallant-mast, to which may be added its proper sail, yard, and studding-sail. ...

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hand mast-piece
The smaller hand mast-spars. ...

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hand mast-spar
A round mast; those from Riga are commonly over 70 feet long by 20 inches diameter. ...

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main royal-mast
That above the main topgallant-mast. ...

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mast-head men
The men stationed aloft to keep a look-out. ...

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mast-head pendants
See pendant. ...

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mizen mast-head
Rear-admirals carry their flag at their mizen. ...

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reefed top-mast
When a top-mast is sprung in or near the cap, the lower piece is cut off, and a new fid-hole cut, by...

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Skull, The place of a
See Golgotha. ...

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apparent place of a star
This is the position for any day which it seems to occupy in the heavens, as affected with aberratio...

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arms of a great gun
The trunnions. ...

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astronomical place of a star or planet
Its longitude or place in the ecliptic, reckoned from the first point of Aries, according to the nat...

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captain of a merchant ship
Is a certificated officer in the mercantile marine, intrusted with the entire charge of a ship, both...

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cranks of a marine engine
; eccentric, as in a turning-lathe. The bend or knee pinned on the shafts, by which they are moved r...

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eye of a block-strop
That part by which it is fastened or suspended to any particular place upon the sails, masts, or rig...

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feeding-part of a tackle
That running through the sheaves, in opposition to the standing part. ...

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foot-clue of a hammock
See hammock. ...

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fore-part of a ship
The bay, or all before the fore-hatches. ...

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fore-sheets of a boat
The inner part of the bows, opposite to stern-sheets, fitted with gratings on which the bowman stand...

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goose-wings of a sail
The situation of a course when the buntlines and lee-clue are hauled up, and the weather-clue down. ...

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hammer, of a gun-lock
Formerly the steel covering of the pan from which the flint of the cock struck sparks on to the prim...

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head-clue of a hammock
Where the head rests. (See hammock.) ...

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incompetency, or insufficiency, of a merchantman's crew
A bar to any claim on warrantry; as it is an implied condition in the sea-worthiness of a ship, that...

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insufficiency of a merchantman's crew
This bars the owner's claim on the sea-worthy warrant. (See incompetency of a merchantman's crew.) ...

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latitude of a celestial object
An arc of a circle of longitude between the centre of that object and the ecliptic, and is north or ...

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longitude of a celestial body
An arc of the ecliptic, contained between the first point of Aries and a circle of longitude passing...

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loops of a gun-carriage
The iron eye-bolts to which the tackles are hooked. ...

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mate of a merchant-ship
The officer who commands in the absence of the master, and shares the duty with him at sea. (See chi...

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mean place of a star
Its position at a given time, independent of aberration and nutation. ...

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normal level of a barometer
A term reckoned synonymous with par-line (which see). ...

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notch-sight of a gun
A sight having a V-shaped notch, wherein the eye easily finds the lowest or central point. ...

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running part of a tackle
Synonymous with the fall, or that part on which the man power is applied to produce the intended eff...

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score of a dead eye
The groove round which the rope passes. ...

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sole of a gun-port
The lower part of it, more properly called port-sill. ...

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spoliation of a ship's papers
An act which, by the maritime law of every court in Europe, not only excludes further proof, but doe...

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standing part of a hook
That part which is attached to a block, chain, or anything which is to heave the hook up, with a wei...

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standing part of a sheet
That part which is secured to a ring at the ship's bow, quarter, side, &c. ...

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standing part of a rope
The part which is made fast to the mast, deck, or block, in contradistinction to that which is pulle...

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standing part of a tackle or rope
The part which is made fast to the mast, deck, or block, in contradistinction to that which is pulle...

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stroke-side of a boat
That in which the after starboard rowlock is placed, or where the after oar is rowed if single-banke...

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supernatant part of a ship
That part which, when afloat, is above the water. This was formerly expressed by the name dead-work....

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transom of a gun-carriage
A cross piece of timber uniting the cheeks; generally between the trunnion-holes and the fore axle-t...

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vent-field of a gun
The raised tablet in the metal near the breech in which the vent is bored. ...

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trunk of a fishing-vessel
A strong compartment in the middle of the hold, open to the deck, but lined with lead on every side,...

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well, or trunk of a fishing-vessel
A strong compartment in the middle of the hold, open to the deck, but lined with lead on every side,...

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well-room of a boat
The place in the bottom where the water lies, between the ceiling and the platform of the stern-shee...

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A cappella
·- A time indication, equivalent to alla breve. II. A cappella ·- In church or chapel style; — sai...

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