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A Spanish treasure vessel.

Tackles which are hooked to the tiller in a gale of wind, and by which the vessel may be steered in the event of injury to the tiller ropes or wheel.

A rope renders when it passes freely through any aperture, such as through a block.

To pledge or sell sufficient of the ship's cargo to pay the bill for repairs upon the vessel which has put into port in distress when the money cannot be obtained otherwise. (See Bottomry.)

The tubes placed in the wheel-house of a steamer which run to the engine-room and convey to the former place the sounds of the bells rung to the engineer. By these means the officer in the wheel-house knows if the number of pulls made on the bell-wire handles are correspondingly sounded on the gongs, etc.

Laws passed by a nation in order to derive an income from the duties for the support of the government. This may be a tax upon the internal products of the country or the importations.

A name applied to the timbers of a vessel.

A vessel rides when she is at anchor. To ride the seas is to bow them. To ride out a gale is to weather it successfully. To ride down is to force anything by main strength, as to ride down the main tack.

Casks which form the top tier in the vessel's hold. (See Part II.)

The bitts to which the anchor cables are secured.

Same as boat booms.

To ride down a halliard is to have the men go aloft and, grasping the rope, swing their feet clear of all support, and, while holding tight to the halliard, allow their aggregate weight to overcome the resistance offered. As the yard or gaff goes up the men come down, when the latter mount the rigging nimbly, if required, and once more tail on to the halliards.

An expression signifying that the man is to be punished by being kept at work and made as miserable as possible. (Same as Working Up.)

(See Anchor Light.)

The rope rove through the holes in the upper end of the awning stanchions to secure the sides of the awning to when it is spread.