The sea-mans dictionary, or, An exposition and demonstration of all the parts and things belonging to a shippe together with an explanation of all the termes and phrases used in the practique of navigation / composed by Henry Manwaring ...

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Title: The sea-mans dictionary, or, An exposition and demonstration of all the parts and things belonging to a shippe together with an explanation of all the termes and phrases used in the practique of navigation / composed by Henry Manwaring ...
Author: Manwayring, Henry, Sir, 1587-1653.
Publication: London :: Printed by G. M. for John Bellamy ...,; 1644.
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Honey Combd.

When a peece of Iron Ordnance (either by being Ill-east, or with over much wearing, is rugged, and hath little holes in the concave of the Peece, she is said to be Honey-combd. This is very dangerous for a cross-bar-shot to catch in, or any ragged shot, as also that some rag of the Carthrage, or peece of the wad may stick in it, and so fire the powder, that shall instantly be put in; to try whether a Peece be Honey-combed, we put in a Naile, or crooked peece of wire at the end of a staffe, and so where that catches, we know she is honey-com∣bed, or else light a candle on the end of a staffe, and that will shew all the imperfections of the Peece.