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
Signifies the laying out the Anchors of a Ship so, as is best and
safest for her riding.
Moarings
Are laid out in Harbour, and consists of Claws, Pendant Chains, Cables,
Bridles, Anchors, Swivel, Jews-harp, Buoys, and Chains for Ships to
ride at, either when under Orders of fitting for the Sea, or are laid
up in Ordinary.
Monkey
A Block made of Iron with a Catch, made use of in Ginns for driving
Piles.
Monk Seam
Sewing the Edges or Selvedges of Sails together, over one another on
both Sides, to make it the Stronger.
Mooter
Is the Person who (after the Tree-nails which are received into Store,
rough from the Merchant) makes them smooth, and of proper Sizes, before
they are drove through the Plank used on Ships Sides, Decks, Wharfs,
_&c._
Mortar
A Preparation of Lyme, Sand, _&c._ mixed up with Water, and used in
Buildings.
Mouse
Is a large Knot artificially made by the Riggers on the Ship's Stays.
Nails
Brads
Battin
Used by the House Carpenters and Joyners.
Filling
Used on Ships Bottoms when ordered to the _West Indies_, between the
Spaces of the Sheathing Nails.
Flooring
Used by the House Carpenters
Keelband
Used by the Boat Builders.
Clamp
Used by the Shipwrights.
Filling
Used on Ships Bottoms ordered to the _West Indies_.
Lead
For nailing Lead.
Port
Double
Single
Used by the Shipwrights, and are drove into the Beams for the Mens
Hammacoes to hang on.
Rother
Used by the Shipwrights to nail on the Rother Irons.
Rove & Clench.
Used by the Boat Builder on Boats.
Scupper
Has a broad and flat Head, and used for nailing the Leather Scuppers
to the Ship's Sides.
Sharp of Sorts
Used by Shipwrights, House Carpenters and Joyners.
Sheathing
Used For nailing on the Sheathing Board.
Spikes
Used By the Shipwrights and House Carpenters.
Tacks
Used By the Joyners and Oar-makers for fining Oars.
Timber
Used by the Shipwrights and House Carpenters.
Weight
Used by the Shipwrights and House Carpenters.
Wherry
Used by the Boat Builders.
Woolding
Drove through the Ropes that Woold the Ship's Masts.
Needles
Boltrope
Sail
Are allowed the Boatswains for repairing the Ship's Sails when at Sea.
Navel Hoods
Are large Pieces of Stuff fayd against the Hawse Holes, and fills out
to the outer Edge of the Cheeks, to keep the Cable from rubbing them.
Naveline
Is a Rope reeved through a Block made fast to the middle Rib, and
another Block being made fast at the Mast-head, the Line goes through
them, which makes a Tackle to hoist the Parrel.
Navigation
The Art of sailing or conducting a Ship or Vessel the safest and most
commodious Way from one Place to another.
Neap
When a Ship wants Water to float her, so that she cannot get out of a
Harbour, off the Ground, or out of the Dock, she is neaped, and are
those Tides which happen seven Days after the Moon's Change or Full.
Netting
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