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CANOE to To rig the CAPSTERN
Surge the CAPSTERN to CARPENTER of a ship
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CHANNELS to CHEARLY
CHEEKS of the mast to CLINCH
CLINCHER-WORK to COASTING-PILOT
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CAMBERED-DECK
CAMBERED-DECK, the deck or flooring of a ship is said to be cambered, or to lie cambering, when it is higher in the middle of the ship's length, and droops towards the stem and stern, or the two ends. Also when it lies irregular; a circumstance which renders the ship very unfit for war. See the article BROKEN-BACKED.
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© Derived from Thomas Cadell's new corrected edition, London: 1780, page 61, 2003
Prepared by Paul Turnbull
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