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DAM to DEAD-WORK
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DETACHMENT of a fleet or squadro to DOCK-YARDS
DETACHMENT of a fleet or squadro
DIFFERENCE of latitude
DINNAGE
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DOCKING
DOCKING a ship, the act of drawing her into the dock, in order to give her a proper repair, and cleanse the bottom, and cover it anew with a preparation of stuff, as explained in the article BREAMING.
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© Derived from Thomas Cadell's new corrected edition, London: 1780, page 100, 2003
Prepared by Paul Turnbull
http://southseas.nla.gov.au/refs/falc/0435.html