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GRAVING
GRAVING, (oeuvres de marée, Fr.) the act of cleaning a ship's bottom when she is laid aground during the recess of the tide. See the article BREAMING, where this operation is particularly explained.
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© Derived from Thomas Cadell's new corrected edition, London: 1780, page 140, 2003
Prepared by Paul Turnbull
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