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TABLING to TAIL
TAIL-BLOCK to TENDING
TENON to TIDE
TIER to TOGGEL
TIER
TIER of the cable
TIGHT
TILLER
TILT
TIMBERS
TIMBER AND ROOM, or room and space
TIMONEER
TOGETHER!
TOGGEL
TOMPION to TOPPING
TOPPING-LIFT to TRACT-SCOUT
TRACTING to TREE-NAILS
TRESTLE-TREES to TRIP
TRIPPING to TRYING
TUCK to TYE
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TIMONEER
TIMONEER, (timonier, Fr.) the helmsman, or person who. manages the helm to direct the ship's course. See the article STEERING.In a ship of war the quarter-masters and timoneers are usually chosen by the master, to cun and steer the ship; as also, to stow the provisions in the hold, coil the cables, regulate the watch, &c. See QUARTER-MASTER.
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© Derived from Thomas Cadell's new corrected edition, London: 1780, page 293, 2003
Prepared by Paul Turnbull
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