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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
COAT to COLLIERS
COLOURS to COMPASS
COMPASSING to COVE
COMPASSING
COMPLEMENT
COMPTROLER of the navy
CONVOY
CORDAGE
CORPORAL of a ship of war
CORPOSANT
CORSAIR
COTT
COVE
COUNTER to CRAWL
CREEPER to CROW-FOOT
CROWNING to CUT-WATER
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COVE
COVE, (abrianse, Fr.) a small creek or bay, where boats or little vessels may ride at anchor sheltered from the wind and sea under a weather shore.
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© Derived from Thomas Cadell's new corrected edition, London: 1780, page 88, 2003
Prepared by Paul Turnbull
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