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U To UNBALAST to To UNRIG a ship To UNBALAST UNBENDING UNBITTING To UNDER-RUN To UNDER-RUN a tackle UNDER SAIL UNLACING To UNMOOR UNREEVING To UNRIG a ship UPPER-DECK to USES AND CUSTOMS Search Contact us
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To UNDER-RUNTo UNDER-RUN, (parcourir, Fr.) to pass under or examine any part of a cable or other rope,in order to discover whether it is damaged or intangled.It is usual to under-run the cables in particular harbours., as well to cleanse them with brooms and brushes from any filth, ooze, shells, &c. collected in the stream; as to examine whether they have sustained any injury under the surface of the water; as, from rocky ground, or by the friction against other cables or anchors.
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