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RABBET to RAISING a purchase
RAKE to RATES
RATES to To REEVE
RATES
RATLINGS
REACH
REAR
REEF
REEFING
REEF-TACKLE
REEL of the log
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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REACH
REACH, (raecan, Sax.) the line, or distance, comprehended between any two points or stations on the banks of a river, wherein the current flows in a strait uninterrupted course.
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© Derived from Thomas Cadell's new corrected edition, London: 1780, page 239, 2003
Prepared by Paul Turnbull
http://southseas.nla.gov.au/refs/falc/1048.html