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Mats, covering ship's rigging
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Mat was the name given to the thick webbing woven from yarn or strands of rope. This webbing was used to cover those parts of the standing rigging which were likely to be damaged by friction from ropes used to manage the ship's sails. The strongest kinds of mats were called panches.
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  • Falconer, William, Online edition of William Falconer's Universal Dictionary of the Marine, or, a Copious Explanation of the Technical Terms and Phrases employed in the Construction, ...of a Ship...derived from the text of the London 1780 edition published by Thomas Cadell, 2004 edn, South Seas, http://paulturnbull.org/projects/southseas/refs/falc/contents.html. [ Details ]

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Created: 28 February 2004
Published by South Seas, 1 February 2004
Comments, questions, corrections and additions: Paul.Turnbull@jcu.edu.au
Prepared by: Paul Turnbull
Updated: 28 June 2004
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