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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
ROGUES-YARN to ROUND-HOUSE
ROUNDING to ROYAL
ROUNDING
ROUNDING-IN
ROUNDING-UP
To ROW
ROW-GALLEY
ROW-LOCKS
ROWERS
ROWING-GUARD
ROWSING
ROYAL
RUDDER to RUNNING-RIGGING
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To ROW
To ROW, (ramer, Fr. rowan, Sax.) to impel a boat or vessel along the surface of the water by oars, which are managed in a direction nearly horizontal. See OAR.
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© Derived from Thomas Cadell's new corrected edition, London: 1780, page 248, 2003
Prepared by Paul Turnbull
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