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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
CHANNELS to CHEARLY
CHEEKS of the mast to CLINCH
CHEEKS of the mast
CHES-TREES
Clerk of the CHECK
To CHINSE
CHOCK
CLAMPS
CLAWING, or CLAWING-OFF
CLEAR
CLEATS
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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To CHINSE
To CHINSE, is to thrust oakum into a seam or chink with the point of a knife or chissel. This is chiefly used as a temporary expedient when caulking cannot be safely or conveniently performed.
© Derived from Thomas Cadell's new corrected edition, London: 1780, page 81, 2004 Published by South Seas, using the Web Academic Resource Publisher
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