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CABIN to To CALK, or CAULK
CALL to CANNON
CANNON to CANOE
CANOE to To rig the CAPSTERN
CANOE
CANTING
CANT-TIMBERS
CAP
CAPE
CAPPANUS
CAP-SQUARE
CAPSTERN, or CAPSTAN
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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CAPPANUS
CAPPANUS, a name given by some authors to the worm which adheres to, and gnaws the bottom of a ship. The cappanus is extremely pernicious to ships, particularly in the East and West Indies: to prevent this, several ships have lately been sheathed with copper: the first trial of which was made on his Majesty's frigate Alarm.
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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/0281.html