A Stopper.
Is a peece of a Roape, having a wale knot at one end
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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and a lannier splised to it: and the other end is made fast to some part, as the Stoppers for the cabels, to the bottom of the bitts, by the Deck; the Stoppers for the maine Halliards, to the Knight: The use of them, is chiefly for the cabels, to stopp the cabels when they come to an An∣chor, that it may goe-out by little and little, the manner is, but binding the wale-knot about the cabell, with the lanniers, and it will instantly catch-hold in it, so that it cannot slip-away, as the Nippers doe, which hold off the cabell, the terme is, laying-on the Stoppers; and casting off the Stoppers: Also we use them to the Halliards, when the yard is hoysed aloft, to stopp it till the Halliards be so layed: A ship rides by the Stoppers, when the cabell is not bitted, but only held fast by them; but this is not safe rideing in a stresse.