Is twice laid Cordage bigger than Lashing, and is used for Stantion Ropes, _&c._ Nettings Are a Sort of Grate made with small twice laid Rope, and seized together with Rope Yarn or Twine, and are fixed on the Quarters and in the Tops. Nippers Are made of Rope Yarns, and several Turns are taken round the Cable and Voyal when heaving at the Main or Jeer Capston, in order to weigh the Anchor. Oars Barge Are made out of _New England_ or _Dantzick_ Rafters. Boat Are made out either of _English_ Ash, or Firr Rafters from _Norway_. Ship Are generally cut out of Firr Timber. Oazy Ground Such as is soft, slimy or muddy. Ocham Black Is picked out of old Cables or Junk, in order to caulk the Seams, Tree-nails and Bends of a Ship, for preventing Leaks. White Comes from the flyings of dress'd Hemp, and used for caulking the Seams of Ships. Offin Is a good Distance from the Shore where there is deep Water, and no Need of a Pilot to Conduct the Ship. Thus if a Ship from Shore be seen sailing out to Seaward, they say, She stands for the Offin; and if a Ship having the Shore near her, have another a good Way without her, or towards the Sea, they say, That Ship is in the Offin. Offward If a Ship, being a-ground by the Shore, doth Heel towards the Water Side, they say, She Heels Offward. Orlop A Platform under the Gun-deck for stowing the Cables, and where the Officers Store-rooms, _&c._ are built. Over Rake When the Waves break in upon a Ship riding at Anchor, and the Head Sea washes over her, then the Waves Over-Rake her. Oven Lids Are made of Iron to stop the Mouth of the Oven on board a Ship. Out licker Is a Piece fayd down to the upper Rail, and to the cross Piece in the Head, to carry the Foretack farther from the Middle of the Ship. Owler A Master of a Ship, or other Person that conveys Wool, or other prohibited Goods in the Night to the Sea Side, in order to Ship off, contrary to Law. Oyl Is used for sundry Services on board a Ship, by the Boatswains in mixing it with Blacking or Tar. Palleting The Floor of the Bread-room and Magazine of Powder, generally wrought of ordinary Deal, and is laid above the Keelson, for keeping the Bread and Powder dry, in Case there should be more Water in Hold than usual. Palms Are round Pieces of Iron, stamp'd full with round Impressions; are sewed to Leather, which comes into the Palm of the Sail-makers Hand, and are made use of by them to prevent the Needles running into them, when sewing the Seams or Boltropes on the Sails. Pannel In Joynery, _&c._ a square Piece of thin Wood, sometimes carved, framed, or groved in a larger Piece between Stiles. Parbuncle Is the Name given a Rope Contrived almost like a Pair of Slings; it is seized both Ends together, and then put double about any heavy Thing that is to be hoisted in or out of a Ship, and by having a Hook of a Runner or Tackle hitched into it, they hoist up any Cask or Box. Parsling