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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
CARTEL to CATS-PAW
CAULKING to CHANNEL
CAULKING
CEILING
CENTER of a FLEET
To CHAFE
CHAIN-PUMP
CHAINS
CHAIN-SHOT
Top CHAIN
CHAIN-WALE
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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CHAINS
CHAINS, (cadenes, Fr.) strong links or plates of iron, the lower ends of which are bolted through the ship's side to the timbers.They are placed at short distances from each other on the ship's out-side, as being used to contain the blocks called dead-eyes, by which the shrouds of the masts are extended. The disposition of the chains, and that of their channels, is represented by the letters I, I, in the plane of ELEVATION, plate I. as also by fig. 16. plate II.
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© Derived from Thomas Cadell's new corrected edition, London: 1780, page 80, 2003
Prepared by Paul Turnbull
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