The Knights.
There is the maine-Knight, and the fore-Knight; one standing aft the maine, the other abast the fore-mast, upon the
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 ...
- Author
- Manwayring, Henry, Sir, 1587-1653.
- Publication
- London :: Printed by G. M. for John Bellamy ...,
- 1644.
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- Naval art and science -- Dictionaries -- English.
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second Deck, being fast bolted to the beames: A Knight is a peece of timber wherein are foure sheevers, three for the halliards and one for the top-roape to run in, when they are hoysed; they are commonly carved with the picture of some head upon them, by which they are ea∣sily knowne.