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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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CLUE-LINES
CLUE-LINES are for the same purpose as clue-garnets, only that the latter are confined to the courses, whereas the clue-lines are common to all the square-sails. See these ropes, as represented in the article SAIL.
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© Derived from Thomas Cadell's new corrected edition, London: 1780, page 83, 2003
Prepared by Paul Turnbull
http://southseas.nla.gov.au/refs/falc/0341.html