Grapnells Boat Are a Kind of Anchors being made with four Flooks for Boats to ride by. Fire & Chain Hand & Chain Are made with barbed Claws instead of Flooks; are used to be thrown into an Enemy's Ship, to catch hold of Rigging or any other Part of the Hull, in order for boarding her. Grates Are put up in the Cook-Room to make Fires in for dressing Victuals. Grateings Are a Kind of Lettice-work formed of Ledges and Battins, the square Holes of which being three or four Inches wide, are for the current footing of Men over the Hatchways, to give Air alow, and Vent for the Smoke in an Engagement. Grate Irons Are to loosen the Mud and Sullage of the Docks, which lodge in the Grates of the Drains. Graving Is bringing a Ship a-ground, and then burning off with Furz, Reed, or Broom, all the Filth and Foulness that Sticks to her Bottom without board, in order to pay her anew. Gripe Is a Piece of Timber fay'd against the lower Piece of the Stem, from the Fore-mast End of the Keel, reconciling with the Knee of the Head; its Use is to defend the lower Part of the Stem from any Injury, but is often made the larger to make the Ship keep a good Wind. Gromets Are small Rings formerly fastened with Staples to the Yards, to make fast the Gaskets, but now never used. Ground-tackle Is a Ship's Anchors, Cables, _&c._ and in general whatever is necessary to make her ride safe at an Anchor. Grounding Is bringing a Ship on Ground to be clean'd, trim'd, or have a Leak stop'd. Ground toes Are what come from the Hemp when dressed at the Hatchel for the Spinners, and out of which Deepsea, Hamburgh, or Cabbin Lines, Marlin, and white Ocham are made. Gudgeons Are the Eyes drove into the Stern-post, into which the Pintles of the Rother go to hang it. Gunner Has the Charge of all the Ordnance, Ammunition, Small Arms, and other Stores allowed the Ship in his Province. Gunwale Is the Top of the Side in the Wast of all Ships, _&c._ on the Fore-castle, where there are no Ports, is a Plansheer, over which the Guns are fired, but in Boats all Fore and Aft. Guy Is any Rope, used for keeping off Things from bearing or falling against the Ship's Side, when they are to be hoisted in; that Rope also which is made fast to the Fore-mast at one End, and seized to a single Block at the Pendant of the Garnet, is also called the Guy of the Garnet. Haile Is either to call to a Ship, to know from whence she is, where bound, salute her, or to wish her Health. Hair Loose Used by the Bricklayers in their Mortar, and by the Caulkers to lay on Sheathing Board. Hair Spunn Used by the Caulkers for Caulking the Seams of Ships. Halberts For the Use of the Warders, that do Duty at the Yard Gate, and Jetty Heads. Hallyards Are those Ropes by which they hoist up all the Topsail Yards; the Cross Jack and Spritsail Yard have none, because they are always slung. Hammacoes Are made of Canvas for the Seamen to lie in. Hammers Clench