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JACK to JIGGER
JACK
JACOBS STAFF
JAMMING
JEARS, or GEERS
JETTY-HEAD
JEWEL-BLOCKS
JIB
JIB-BOOM
JIBING
JIGGER
JIGGER TACKLE to JURY-MAST
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JACOBS STAFF
JACOB'S STAFF, (baton astronomique, Fr.) an instrument formerly used to take altitudes at sea.
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© Derived from Thomas Cadell's new corrected edition, London: 1780, page 160, 2003
Prepared by Paul Turnbull
http://southseas.nla.gov.au/refs/falc/0739.html