CADENES de haubans, the chains of the shrouds, the chain-plates.

CADRE, a bed-frame, resembling the frame of a cott, wherein the sea-officers sleep: these are usually bottomed with small cords by the French, and slung by the corners without a cott, or cover of canvas.

CAGE. See HUNE.

CAGOUILLE, a sort of volute or ornament fixed on the extremity of the prow of polacres, xebecs, tartans, as exhibited in fig. 12. plate XII.

CAIC, the yawl or skiff of a galley; also a small Polish vessel, navigated on the Black Sea.

CAIES, a ridge of rocks, or sand-banks; called in the West Indies, keys.

CAILEBOTIS, the gratings of the hatches.

CAJOLER, to ply to windward with the tide; to work by short tacks.

CAISSE de poulie. See ARCASSE and MOUFFLE.

CAJUTES, the cabins or bed-places, which are ranged along the inside of a merchant-ship, for the common sailors, &c.

CALANGE, or CALE, a small harbour behind a hill, or rising ground, on the sea-coast.

CALCETS, the cheeks or hounds of the mast, which support the brazen blocks in a galley.

CALE, the hold of a ship; likewise the lead of a fishing-line used to sink the bait.

Donner la CALE, to duck or plunge an offender from the yard-arm into the sea, by way of punishment.

Donner la grand CALE, to keel-haul; a punishment peculiar to the Dutch.

CALE-BAS, a down-haul, or down-haul tackle.

CALE-HAUBAN, a breast back-stay for the top-mast or top-gallant-mast.

CALER, to sink down in the water; also to founder at sea.

CALER les voiles. See AMENER.

CALER also signifies to quoin or wedge up any thing.

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