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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
COUNTER to CRAWL
COUNTER
COUNTER-BRACING
COURSE
Oblique COURSE
COURSES
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CRADLE
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CRANK
CRAWL
CREEPER to CROW-FOOT
CROWNING to CUT-WATER
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CRANK
CRANK, (coté-foible, Fr.) the quality of a ship, which for want of a sufficient quantity of ballast or cargo, is rendered incapable of carrying sail without being exposed to the danger of oversetting. See the articles BALLAST and TRIM.CRANK is also an iron brace which supports the lanthorns on the poop-quarters, &c.
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© Derived from Thomas Cadell's new corrected edition, London: 1780, page 89, 2003
Prepared by Paul Turnbull
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