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.
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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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Nippers.

Are small roapes (about a faddom and a halfe, or two faddom long) with a little Truck at one end (or some have only a wale-knot) the use whereof is to hold-off the Cabell from the maine-capstaine,

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or the geere capstaine, when the Cabell is either so •…•…imy or so great, that they cannot straine it, to hold it off with their hands only.

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