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NETTING
NETTING, a sort of fence, formed of an assemblage of ropes, fastened across each other, so as to leave uniform intervals between. These are usually stretched along the upper-part of a ship's quarter, and secured in this position by rails and stanchions. See QUARTER.
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© Derived from Thomas Cadell's new corrected edition, London: 1780, page 205, 2003
Prepared by Paul Turnbull
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