Naut. Planking used to increase the height of the gunwale; -- pl. only. …

Naut. Calking (of a ship). …

(a) The placing of the foot upon the ground, etc.; the manner in which the foot is set down; failen (of) foting, lose one's foothold, slip or stumble; (b) support for the foot; (c) the steps (of a……

(a) The action of girdling oneself, fastening on a belt or girdle; the fact of being belted or girded; also fig.; (b) a belt or girdle; the belt around the neck or shoulders from which a shield is……

(a) Act of embracing; an embrace; also fig.; (b) sexual intercourse. …

Naut. ?lifting and delivering (of cargo); ?hoisting. …

(a) A border, edge; (b) a band or thread woven in fabric to mark the end of a piece of cloth; (c) naut. a kind of rope. …

Naut. Some kind of covering or wrapper. …

(a) The process of wattling; (b) ratheling line (yerne), naut. coll. thin line or cordage used for ratlines. …

Naut. ?Fastening. …

(a) The act of seizing, taking possession by force; conquest, seizure; also, lawful seizure of property; seising of fever, an attack of fever; (b) seizin, possession in freehold [cp. seisin(e n.1.……

Naut. Fitting a ship with spurecattes [see spurcate n.]. …

(a) The act of packing, packing up; (b) trussing bed, a bed designed to be taken apart and packed for traveling, a portable bed; also, ?a trundle bed; trussing chalice (cuppe), ?a chalice (cup) for……

(a) The action of wrapping or tying with a cord, binding with rope; naut. the securing of a mast by winding rope around it (b) ?some sort of wrapping or tie for a leather sack or boot [cp. wellinge n……