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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
CHANNELS to CHEARLY
CHANNELS
CHAPELING a ship
CHARGE of a cannon
CHART
CHARTER-PARTY
CHASE
Bow CHASE
Stern CHASE
CHASING
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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CHAPELING a ship
CHAPELING a ship, (faire chapelle, Fr.) the act of turning her round in a light breeze of wind when she is close-hauled, so as that she will lie the same way the did before. This is commonly occasioned by the negligence of the steersman, or by a sudden change of the wind.
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© Derived from Thomas Cadell's new corrected edition, London: 1780, page 80, 2003
Prepared by Paul Turnbull
http://southseas.nla.gov.au/refs/falc/0317.html