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RABBET to RAISING a purchase
RABBET
RACK
RACKING
RAFT
RAFT-PORT
RAG-BOLT
RAILS
RAILS of the head
To RAISE
RAISING a purchase
RAKE to RATES
RATES to To REEVE
RECKONING to RHOMB-LINE
RIBBANDS to RIGGING-OUT a boom
RIGHTING to ROBANDS, or ROPE BANDS
ROGUES-YARN to ROUND-HOUSE
ROUNDING to ROYAL
RUDDER to RUNNING-RIGGING
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To RAISE
To RAISE, to elevate any distant object at sea, by a gradual approach towards it from the place whence it was formerly observed. This effect is known to be occasioned by the convexity of the surface of the lea, which previously intercepted the view, when directed towards the lower parts of the laid object. This term is opposed to LAYING, which see.
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© Derived from Thomas Cadell's new corrected edition, London: 1780, page 230, 2003
Prepared by Paul Turnbull
http://southseas.nla.gov.au/refs/falc/1033.html