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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

CHEEKS of the mast to CLINCH
CHEEKS of the mast
CHES-TREES
Clerk of the CHECK
To CHINSE
CHOCK
CLAMPS
CLAWING, or CLAWING-OFF
CLEAR
CLEATS
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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To CHINSE

To CHINSE, is to thrust oakum into a seam or chink with the point of a knife or chissel. This is chiefly used as a temporary expedient when caulking cannot be safely or conveniently performed.


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© Derived from Thomas Cadell's new corrected edition, London: 1780, page 81, 2003
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