Is a Term used in weighing the Anchor, when the Voyal is about the Capston; for if the Cables are stiff, or have lain long in Oazy Ground, unless that Part of the Cable heaving in, be hawled away hard by the Capston, the Voyal will surge or slip back, therefore must be hawled away as fast as it comes in, so as that it may keep close about the Whelps; and this Work is called holding off, and may be done by Hand with a small Cable; but in all great Ships, they hold off with Nippers, and in small Craft they bring the Cable to the Jeer Capston, or about a Windlass. Hood Is made of Copper, to go on the Top of the Chimney, (which is placed on the Fore-castle for carrying the Smoke out of the Cook Room) and to shift as the Wind does, that it may always fly out to leeward. Hooks When the Edges of Planks are fayd into one another thus, ᒥᒪᒥᒪᒥ it is said to be Hook and Butt. Hooks Boat Are for fending or setting off Boats. Cann Are for hoisting Casks out or into the Ship. Cant Are for turning or canting large Masts, having at one End a Ring for a Hand-spike to go through, and at the other a Claw, which penetrates into the Masts when they are made Use of to turn them for Survey, _&c._ Fish Is to take hold of the Shank of the Anchor when to be hove up to the Bow. Flesh With which the Cook takes the Beef and Pork out of the Furnaces. Gamming Used when Gammoning the Bowsprit. Kettle To hang the Kettles or Pots on over the Fire. Laying Are used by the Rope-makers when laying of Cordage. Port Are drove into the Ship's Sides, on which the Ports hang. Puttock For the Plates to hook upon. Rave Used by the Caulkers for picking the old Ocham out of the Seams of Ships, _&c._ Sheer Are great Hooks let into, or put on the Main and Fore Yard Arms of Fireships, in order to fasten into an Enemy's Shrouds, Sails or Rigging. Spinning Are drove into the Rails for the Rope-makers to hang their Threads on, as they spin them. Tackle Spliced into the Straps of Blocks or Ends of Rope. Hook Pinns Are Bolts made with a shoulder at one End, and used by the House Carpenters in frameing, which they drive through the Mortice's and Tennants of the Work prepared for Building or Wharfing. Hoops Iron Anchor Stock Capston Masts Are drove round them in order to their greater Strength and Security. Hoops Wood Mast Nailed round them on each Side of the Wooldings. Top Fastened and nailed round the Rims of the Top. Horse Is a Rope in a Ship made fast at each Yard Arm, and on which the Men stand to furl the Sails; and is also a Frame of Wood the Riggers make use of to woold Ships Masts, which hath a Rowl fixed in it, whereon several Turns are taken for heaving the Rope taught round the Mast before the Nails are drove through the Rope. Horse Irons Used by the Caulkers, when they cannot come at a Seam with their common Irons. Hounds