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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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CROSS-PIECE

CROSS-PIECE, (rasteau, Fr.) a rail of timber extended over the windlass of a merchant-ship from the knight-heads to the belfry. It is stuck full of wooden pins, which are used to fasten the running-rigging as occasion requires. See the article WINDLASS.


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