Quoynes.
There are three sorts of Quoynes used in a Ship, that is
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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the Quoynes which the Gunners use under their Ordnance, for to mount them higher or lower, they are made broad, but thinner at one end then at the other, with a handle at the broad end, to draw it out, or put it further in as you have occasion to mount the Peece; pulling out the Quoynes, is termed to draw the Quoyne, Another sort are called Can∣tick-quoines, these are short, the length of a hand, and are made with three edges, the use whereof is to put betwixt the Cask, at the Bildge hoopes of the Cask, to keepe the (ask steddy from rowling and labouring one against an other. The third sort are standing Quoynes, and they are made of Barrell-boords some foure fingers broad, and a fit length to be driven a-crosse betwixt the Butts, one end, two or three hoopes from the thin-hoopes of one Butt, and the other in the same manner to an other, to keep the chine of the Butt steddy from jog∣ging.