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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
CREEPER to CROW-FOOT
CREEPER
CREW of a ship
CRINGLE
CROSS-JACK
CROSS-PIECE
CROSS-TREES
CROTCHES
CROW
To CROWD
CROW-FOOT
CROWNING to CUT-WATER
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CREEPER
CREEPER, an instrument of iron resembling a grappling, having a shank and four hooks or claws, fig. 24. plate II. It is used to throw into the bottom of any river or harbour, with a rope fastened to it, to hook and draw up any thing from the bottom which may have been lost.
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© Derived from Thomas Cadell's new corrected edition, London: 1780, page 90, 2003
Prepared by Paul Turnbull
http://southseas.nla.gov.au/refs/falc/0386.html