A naval expositor : $b shewing and explaining the words and terms of art belonging to the parts, qualities, and proportions of building, rigging, furnishing, & fitting a ship for sea — John Shaqi
A naval expositor : $b shewing and explaining the words and terms of art belonging to the parts, qualities, and proportions of building, rigging, furnishing, & fitting a ship for seaBlanckley, Thomas Riley
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A naval expositor : $b shewing and explaining the words and terms of art belonging to the parts, qualities, and proportions of building, rigging, furnishing, & fitting a ship for sea
Blanckley, Thomas Riley
Naval art and science -- Dictionaries
Are made with hardened Edges, to clench Bolts, _&c._
Fidd
Their Handle is made tapering in the Form of a Fidd.
Hack
Are for notching the Edges of Hacksaws to saw Bolts.
Picking
Are used by the House Carpenters for dressing Grindstones, and
Bricklayers on slateing and tyleing.
Sett
Are used by the Mast-makers for setting up Iron Hoops on Ships Masts,
Yards, _&c._
Hances
Falls or Descents of the Fife Rails which are placed from the Stern
down to the Gangways.
Hand Cuffs
Are for securing Pirates when taken Prisoners.
Hand Hooks
Are used by the Smiths to turn or twist square Iron.
Hand Screws Double}
Single}
Used for canting Timber, or other weighty Stores.
Handsplices
Used by the Smiths to drive in any Work that is hooped up, to cant or
turn it.
Handspikes
Are used, at Sea to traverse the Ordnance, or heave withal at a
Windlass in small Ships or Vessels to weigh the Anchor; and in the
Yard, are used by the Labourers, in stowing or canting Timber, _&c._
Harbour
Where Ships may ride safe at an Anchor.
Harpings
Are the foremost Waal Pieces, rounding from the Stem Aft, either in
Boat or Ship.
Hasps
For making fast Doors.
Hatchbarrs
Are for barring down the Hatches in Time of Fight.
Hatchells
Are made use of in the Rope Yard, being set with Teeth for dressing and
preparing the Hemp to make it fit for spinning white Yarn.
Hatchets
Are allowed for cutting Rigging, or other Ropes and Services which they
are proper for.
Hatchways
There are three, all on the Gun Deck, the Fore, Main, and After.
Hawl
Is the same Thing as what we call pulling a-shore.
Hawse
Bags
Are made of Canvas, tapering, stuffed full of Ocham, and are generally
allowed small Ships, to prevent the Seas washing in at the Hawse Holes.
Pieces
Are large Pieces of Timber in the Bow of the Ship, in which are made
two large Holes on each Side for the Cables to pass through.
Plugs
Are to put into the Holes for preventing the Water washing into the
Manger.
Hawser
Is a Rope consisting only of three Strands, and used for Shrouds,
_&c._ and there is a Kind of small Cablet, which consists of nine
Strands, which is vulgarly called a Hawser, being generally used for
transporting or warping Ships, _&c._
Head Sails
Are those Sails which belong to the Foremast and Bowsprit, because they
govern the Head of the Ship, and make her fall off, or keep out of the
Wind, and are in quarter Winds the chief drawing Sails.
Head Sea
Is when a great Wave or Billow of the Sea comes right a-head of a Ship
when in her Course.
Hearth Staves
Are to clear the Smith's Fires, or raise the large Cinders.
Heave
Signifies to throw or fling any Thing over-board; also turning about
the Capston, is called heaving at the Capston; likewise when a ship
being at Anchor, riseth and falleth by the Force of the Waves, she is
said to heave and set.
Heel
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