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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To Kedge, or Kedging.

When in a narrow River, we would bring up or downe a Ship, the wind being contrary to the tide, and we are to goe with the tide, then they use to set the fore-saile, or fore-top-saile, and the millen, and so let her drive with the tide; the reason of useing these sailes, is to flat her about, if she come too neere the shore: also they use a small Anchor in the head of the boate, with a hawser, that comes from the Ship; which Anchor they let fall in the middle of the streame: If the ship come too neere the shore, and so wind her head a∣bout by that, and so lift up the Anchor againe, when she is about; from this use the Anchor is called a Kedger, or Kedge-Anchor.