By which the Boats at the Ship's Stern are towed. Bolt Are laid white, stoved in an Oven, and then tarr'd; are the Head and Body Ropes sewed round the Sails. Breast Made fast to the Shrouds in the Chains, to support the Man that heaves the Lead. Bucket To hawl up Water. Canhook Seized to each Hook, to hoist Butts, Hogsheads, and other Casks on board. Catt For hoisting up the Anchors, in order to be stowed at the Bow. Davit Reeved through a Hole which is made at each End, for hauling the Davit to either Side of the Fore Castle. Entering To take hold of, for going up the Ship's Side. Luffhook Is for bousing the Tack aboard, when it blows hard, and is a Sort of a Preventer to the Tack. Grapnel Being bent to a Grapnel, either the Long-Boat, Pinnace or Yawl rides by it. Guess Is for keeping the Long-Boat, Pinnace or Yawl from steeving, or going too much in and out when towing. Parrel Is reeved through the Ribs and Trucks, which, with the Breast Ropes, lashes the Parrel to the Masts. Rother Reeved through a Hole in the Boat's Rother. Slip For triseing up the Bites of the Cable to the Rails of the Head. Stantion Reeved through the Eyes of the Stantions. Swabb Serves as a Handle to them. Top Are those with which the Top-masts are set or struck; they are reeved through an Iron-bound Block, which hooks under the Cap, and then reeved through the Heel of the Top-mast, where a Brass Shiver is placed athwart Ships; the other Part of them comes down to the Top Tackle Falls, which has double Blocks Iron-bound, and hooks to Ring Bolts upon the Deck. Tiller To keep the Tiller steady, that it may not fly from Side to Side. Wast For Boats to make fast to, along-side. Wheel Goes round the Spindle of the Steering Wheel, and from thence to the Tiller, and are generally white Rope. Ropebands Are made out of old Rope, Junk, _&c._ reeved through the Head Holes of the Sails, which make them fast to the Yards, and are vulgarly called Robins. Rope Yarn Is the Yarn of any Rope untwisted, but commonly made out of Junk; its Use is to make Sinnet, Mats, _&c._ Roves Are small square Pieces of Iron, with a Hole punched in the Middle of them, through which the Nail goes, where it is clenched, and fastens the Boards of Pinnaces, Yawles, or Wherries to one another. Rother A Piece of Timber suitably formed, and hung with Irons called Pintles and Braces to the Stern Post; its Use is to traverse and govern the Ship under Sail. Rother Irons Are the Cheeks of Iron which is fastened to the Stern Post of Ships or Boats, and into which the Pintles go. Rother Tackles Are for Succour in Case the Tiller should break, and the Pendants are spliced to short Chains at the Back of the Rother, and the Falls come in on each Quarter of the Ship. Round House