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C CABIN to To CALK, or CAULK CABIN CABLE Stream-CABLE To bit the CABLE To serve the CABLE Heave in the CABLE! Pay away the CABLE! CABLES length To CALK, or CAULK CALL to CANNON CANNON to CANOE CANOE to To rig the CAPSTERN Surge the CAPSTERN to CARPENTER of a ship CARTEL to CATS-PAW CAULKING to CHANNEL CHANNELS to CHEARLY CHEEKS of the mast to CLINCH CLINCHER-WORK to COASTING-PILOT COAT to COLLIERS COLOURS to COMPASS COMPASSING to COVE COUNTER to CRAWL CREEPER to CROW-FOOT CROWNING to CUT-WATER Search Contact us |
To serve the CABLETo serve the CABLE, is to bind it round with ropes, leather, or other materials, to prevent it from being galled, or fretted in the hawse by friction.
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