Shot of Cabell.
Two Cabels spliced together make a shot, and the use of them is great, in deep-waters, and great roades, for a ship doth ride much easier by one shot, then by three short cabels a-head, Vide Ride.
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Two Cabels spliced together make a shot, and the use of them is great, in deep-waters, and great roades, for a ship doth ride much easier by one shot, then by three short cabels a-head, Vide Ride.