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CABIN to To CALK, or CAULK
CALL to CANNON
CANNON to CANOE
CANOE to To rig the CAPSTERN
Surge the CAPSTERN to CARPENTER of a ship
CARTEL to CATS-PAW
CAULKING to CHANNEL
CAULKING
CEILING
CENTER of a FLEET
To CHAFE
CHAIN-PUMP
CHAINS
CHAIN-SHOT
Top CHAIN
CHAIN-WALE
CHANNEL
CHANNELS to CHEARLY
CHEEKS of the mast to CLINCH
CLINCHER-WORK to COASTING-PILOT
COAT to COLLIERS
COLOURS to COMPASS
COMPASSING to COVE
COUNTER to CRAWL
CREEPER to CROW-FOOT
CROWNING to CUT-WATER
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CHAIN-SHOT
CHAIN-SHOT, a particular kind of shot formed by fastening two cannon-balls together with a short chain, and designed to mangle and ruin a ship's sails and rigging, or to destroy her masts and yards. See SHOT.
© Derived from Thomas Cadell's new corrected edition, London: 1780, page 80, 2004 Published by South Seas, using the Web Academic Resource Publisher
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