TANGAGE, the act of pitching, or plunging with the fore and after ends of a ship.

TANGUER, to pitch or plunge deep in the water forward.

TANGUEURS, orGABARIERS, lighter.men.

TAPABOR, a sea.cap; a tailor's cap or bonnet.

TAPE�U, a sort of ring.tail, water sail, or driver.

TAPONS. See TAMPONS.

TAQUETS, a general name for the larger cleats, or kevels, whereon the running ropes are belayed.

TAQUET à cernes, a large cleat, having two branches or arms, as represented in plate II. fig. 17. a.

Plate II

TAQUET à gueule, ou à dent, a hollow or notched cleat, as exhibited in plate II. fig.17. b.

TAQUET de fer, a wraining.bolt. See ANTOIT.

TAQUETS d'amure, the chess.trees. See also DOGUE d'amure.

TAQUETS de bittes. See COURBES de bittes.

TAQUETS de cabestan, the whelps of the capstern. See FUSEAUX.

TAQUETS d'echelle, the steps which are nailed on the gangway, whereby to ascend or descend the ship's sides.

TAQUETS d'écoutes, the kevels or great cleats, whereon the tacks and sheets of the courses are belayed.

TAQUETS de hune l'Angloise, the cheeks of the bowsprit.

TAQUETS de mâts, the belaying cleats of the lower.masts, which are usually furnished with several pins whereon to fasten different running ropes.

TAQUETS de ponton, large hollow cleats fixed on the side of a pontoon, or sheer.hulk, whereby to fasten the pendent of the relieving.tackle.

TAQUETS de potence, the cheeks of a common sea.pump. See POTENCE.

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