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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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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Manwayring, Henry, Sir, 1587-1653.
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London :: Printed by G. M. for John Bellamy ...,
1644.
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Naval art and science -- Dictionaries -- English.
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A Horse.

Is a roape which is made fast to one of the fore-mast shrowdes, with a dead-man-eye at the end of it, through which is ree∣ved the pendant of the sprit-saile-sheates; and is for no other use, but to keep the sprit-saile-sheates cleere of the flookes of the Anchor: Also when a man heaves the head of the shrowdes, there is a roape made fast to the shrowdes for him to leane against for falling into the sea; Also they use a roape to set taught the shrowdes, with wale-knots, one end made fast to the shrowdes, to the other, the Lanniers are brought, and so with a hand-speeke turning it, they set taught the Hal∣liards, this is called a Horse: Also those little short roapes, which are seased to the midle of the top-mast, and top-gallant-stages, with a block, wherein are reeved the top-saile and top-gallant bowlings are called Horses.

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