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 used by the Caulkers for large Kettles to stand on for heating
Stuff when Paying Ships.
Trough
Is the Hollow or Cavity made between any two Waves or Billows in a
rowling Sea.
Trucks
Acorn
Are put on the End or Top of the Vane Spindle at the Mast-head.
Flaggstaff
Are put on the Ends of them, and also on the Ensign and Jack Staffs.
Parrel
The Rope is reeved through them, and are placed between the Ribs of
the Parrel.
Seizing
Are made fast to the Shrouds for the Running Rigging to go through.
Truss
Is a Tackle fastened to the Parrel at the Yard, which binds it fast
when the Ship rowls, lying either a-hull or at an Anchor, and the Fore,
Main, and Mizon Yards have them.
Try
A Ship is said to Try, when she hath no more Sails abroad but her Main
Course, when her Tacks are close aboard, the Bowlings set up, and the
Sheats hauled close Aft, or when, the Helm or Steering Wheel is so
fastened as to prevent their having any Power of the Tiller, so as she
is let lie in the Sea, and sometimes when it blows so hard that she
cannot bear her Main Course, they make her lie a-Try, under her Mizon
only.
Tuck
Is when a Ship is not round Buttock'd, as commonly _English_ Ships are,
(Sixth Rates lately excepted) under the Wing Transom, they say she
is Square Tuck't. _Dutch_ Men of War, and their Merchant Ships, are
generally built with square Tucks.
Tue Iron
Are for the Smith's Bellows to blow through.
Turpentine
Is used for Paying Ships Sides, Masts, Boats, _&c._
Twine
Sail
Is used by the Sail-makers for making and repairing Sails; allowed the
Boatswains for repairing the Sails when they want at Sea, for whiping
Ropes, and such like Uses.
Mark
Is put into all Cordage, from three Inches downwards, as the King's
Mark.
Tiles
Are used by the bricklayers on the Roofs of Lodgings, Storehouses, _&c._
Tyminoguy
A Rope, one End nailed to the Outside of the Stock of an Anchor, stowed
at the Bow, and the other fastened or belayed to the Ship's Sides
on the Fore-Castle; its Use is for preventing the Fore-Sheats (when
getting under Sail) droping down between the Anchor Stock and Ship's
Side.
Veer
Veering out a Rope, is letting it go by Hand, or letting it run out
of its self. Thus they Veer more Cable, that is, Let more Cable run
out; but this Word is not used for the letting out of any Running Rope
except the Sheat, but of that they say, Veer more Sheat, that is,
Let more of it run out. The Word Veer is also used in Reference to
the Wind, for when it changeth often and suddenly, they say The Wind
Veereth.
Vice
There are two Sorts, Bench and Hand; the former are fixed to a Bench in
the Smith's Shop, and used by them for holding fast their Work, when
to be filed or cleaned, as the other is (being small) held in the Hand
when made use of.
Viol
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