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RABBET to RAISING a purchase
RAKE to RATES
RATES to To REEVE
RECKONING to RHOMB-LINE
RIBBANDS to RIGGING-OUT a boom
RIBBANDS
RIBS of a ship
RIBS of a parrel
RIDERS
RIDGE
RIDING
RIDING athwart
RIDING between the wind and tide
RIGGING
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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RIDGE
RIDGE, a long assemblage of rocks, lying near the surface of the sea, so as to intercept the passage of a ship under sail. See also REEF and SHALLOW.
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© Derived from Thomas Cadell's new corrected edition, London: 1780, page 243, 2003
Prepared by Paul Turnbull
http://southseas.nla.gov.au/refs/falc/1069.html