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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A Smitting-line.

Is a small Roape, which is made fast to the Mis∣sen-yard-arme, below next the Deck; and when the Missen-saile is f•…•…∣thelled-up, this is made up alongst with it, to the upper end of the yard, the saile being made up with roape-yarnes, and so comes downe to the Poope: The use whereof is to loose the Missen-saile without striking downe the yard, for they pull the roape, and that breakes all the roape-yarnes, and so the saile comes down; this line is called a smitting line; so they smite the Missen, that is, pull that roape, that the saile may come downe.