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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

RIGHTING to ROBANDS, or ROPE BANDS
RIGHTING
RIM, or BRIM
RING-BOLT
RING-ROPES
RING-TAIL
RIPPLING
RISING-LINE
ROAD
ROADER
ROBANDS, or ROPE BANDS

ROGUES-YARN to ROUND-HOUSE

ROUNDING to ROYAL

RUDDER to RUNNING-RIGGING


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RIPPLING

RIPPLING, a broken and interrupted noise, produced by a current on or near the sea-coast.


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© Derived from Thomas Cadell's new corrected edition, London: 1780, page 245, 2003
Prepared by Paul Turnbull
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