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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
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CANT-TIMBERS
CANT-TIMBERS, in ship-building, those timbers which are situated at the two ends of a ship. They derive their name from being canted, or railed obliquely from the keel; in contradistinction to those whose planes are perpendicular to it. The upper-ends of those on the bow, or fore-part of the ship, are inclined to the stem; as those in the after, or hind-part, incline to the stern-post above. See the articles TIMBER and Naval ARCHITECTURE.The principal of these last is the fashion-piece, which forms the outline of the counter, terminating it on the sides.
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© Derived from Thomas Cadell's new corrected edition, London: 1780, page 74, 2003
Prepared by Paul Turnbull
http://southseas.nla.gov.au/refs/falc/0278.html