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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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REAR
REAR, (arriere, Fr.) a name given to the last division of a squadron, or the last squadron of a fleet, and which is accordingly commanded by the third officer of the said fleet or squadron. See the article DIVISION.
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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/1049.html