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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

CLINCHER-WORK to COASTING-PILOT
CLINCHER-WORK
CLOSE-HAULED
CLOSE-QUARTERS
CLUE of a sail
CLUE-GARNETS
CLUE-LINES
COACH, or COUCH
COAMINGS of the hatches
COASTING
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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CLINCHER-WORK to COASTING-PILOT

CLINCHER-WORK

CLINCHER-WORK, (bordée a quoin, Fr.) the disposition of the planks in the side of any boat or vessel, when the lower edge of every plank overlays the next under it, like the flates on the top of a house.


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