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CABIN to To CALK, or CAULK
CALL to CANNON
CANNON to CANOE
CANOE to To rig the CAPSTERN
Surge the CAPSTERN to CARPENTER of a ship
Surge the CAPSTERN
To heave the CAPSTERN
To come up the CAPSTERN
To pawl the CAPSTERN
CAPTAIN of a ship of war
CAREENING
CARGO
CARLINGS
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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CAREENING
CAREENING, (faire abattre, cariner, Fr.) the operation of heaving the ship down on one side, by the application of a strong purchase to her masts, which are properly supported for the occasion, to prevent them from breaking with so great a strain.Careening is used to heave one of the ship's sides so low in the water, as that her bottom, being elevated above it's surface on the other side, (See plate I. fig. 5.) may be cleansed from any filth, which adheres to it, by BREAMING; which see.
When a ship is laid on a careen, every thing is taken out of her: she is also said to careen when inclining to one side at sea, as pressed with a weight of sail.
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© Derived from Thomas Cadell's new corrected edition, London: 1780, page 78, 2003
Prepared by Paul Turnbull
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