A Dictionary of Sea Terms (1919)Read Books Ltd, 16 Apr 2013 - 340 halaman This vintage book is an exhaustive and profusely illustrated dictionary of nineteenth- and eighteen-century nautical terminology. “A Dictionary of Sea Terms” will appeal to those with an interest in sailing, and would make for a fantastic addition to collections of related literature. Many old books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on sailing. |
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... Baulks.—Heavy pieces of timber, such as piles before erection, etc. Brackets, in almost any position, holding two or more timbers together, or preventing them from slipping. THAMES BAWLEY. Bawley.—The name given to a class of fishing.
... Baulks.—Heavy pieces of timber, such as piles before erection, etc. Brackets, in almost any position, holding two or more timbers together, or preventing them from slipping. THAMES BAWLEY. Bawley.—The name given to a class of fishing.
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... fishing smack common to the Thames below Gravesend. These craft are often clincher built with bluffbows; cutter ... fisheries, etc. Beach.—The margin of the land exposed to tidal action. Beaching boats.—The act of running them up on a ...
... fishing smack common to the Thames below Gravesend. These craft are often clincher built with bluffbows; cutter ... fisheries, etc. Beach.—The margin of the land exposed to tidal action. Beaching boats.—The act of running them up on a ...
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... fishing craft, carry sails which merely hang from the gaff, and may be brailed up by a clewline, at any moment: these sails are called trysails, and are sometimes rigged to yachts for winter work; the fact that they are without the boom ...
... fishing craft, carry sails which merely hang from the gaff, and may be brailed up by a clewline, at any moment: these sails are called trysails, and are sometimes rigged to yachts for winter work; the fact that they are without the boom ...
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... fishing craft and almost invariable in seagoing barges. When brails are hauled taut, the sail is said to be brailed up. (See fig.) Break.—1. (Of the anchor.)—To out anchor. 2. (Of a sail.)—To stop a sail. (See STOP.) 3. (To break bulk ...
... fishing craft and almost invariable in seagoing barges. When brails are hauled taut, the sail is said to be brailed up. (See fig.) Break.—1. (Of the anchor.)—To out anchor. 2. (Of a sail.)—To stop a sail. (See STOP.) 3. (To break bulk ...
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... thereto. Caique.—A small Levantine vessel or fishing boat of the eastern Mediterranean. Call.—The small pipe (often of silver) used by the boatswain of a ship in piping orders. CAMBERED DECK. Camber.—1. A curvature upwards. A boat's.
... thereto. Caique.—A small Levantine vessel or fishing boat of the eastern Mediterranean. Call.—The small pipe (often of silver) used by the boatswain of a ship in piping orders. CAMBERED DECK. Camber.—1. A curvature upwards. A boat's.
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2/6 per post anchor barges barkentine beam belayed block boom bowsprit Brande and Cox Brown’s cable canvas carried chain clew closehauled cutter deck diagrams under FRAME employed fishing fitted flag fore foreandaft rigged foresail forestay forward futtock gaff gunwale halyards hauled head head sails helm hoisted hole iron keel keelson knot large vessels leech lower mainsail mast means mizzen Nautical oars open boat passing piece planks port Price racing reef reef band reef knot river rope round rowing rowlocks rudder running sailing boat schooner sheet ship ship’s shipbuilding shrouds side signal small craft Smyth sometimes called spar spinnaker splicing square rigged square sails standing starboard stay stem stern strakes studding sails tack tackle term Thames Thames skiffs tide tiller timber topmast topsail trysail usually weather wind windward word yacht yard yarn yawl