From Complete Book of The Sailor's Word-Book: An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc.
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P. 364, HAMMOCK, 'Caribbs' amended to Caribs.
P. 366, HANGING-KNEES, 'loding-knees' amended to lodging-knees.
P. 369, HARPER-CRAB, invalid link: 'Tommy Harper'.
P. 370, HATCH, invalid link: 'Heck'.
P. 371, HAUL, 'Rowse' amended to Rouse.
P. 384, HOIST, 'Swaying' and 'Whipping' amended to Sway and Whip; invalid link: 'Tracing-up'.
P. 385, HOLD, 'Trim' amended to Trim of the Hold;
HOLDING ON THE SLACK, invalid link: 'Eyelids';
HOLDING WATER, 'Rowing' amended to Row.
P. 392, HORSE-MUSSEL, invalid link: 'Duck-mussel'.
P. 393, HOUNDS, 'tressel-trees' amended to trestle-trees;
HOUSING, 'Thumb-line, Irish twine' amended to Twine.
P. 394, HOWE, originally 'HOW'.
P. 398, ICE-TONGUE, 'Tongue of Ice' amended to Tongue.
P. 399, ILET, 'Eyelet' amended to Eyelet-holes.
P. 407, JACK-PINS, 'Tackspins' amended to Tack-pins.
P. 408, JACK-STAYS, 'staystails' amended to staysails.
P. 409, JAVA POT, 'Alcyonum' amended to Alcyonium.
P. 410, JERME, originally 'JEROME'.
P. 411, JIB, 'Gybe' amended to Gybing.
P. 413, JOHN DORY, 'Scomberidæ' amended to Scombridæ;
JOHNNY RAW, invalid link: 'Raw'.
P. 414, JUFFER, 'Upher' amended to Uphroe.
P. 415, JUNCO, 'Purr' amended to Purre;
JUNK, 'sinnot' amended to sinnet.
P. 417, KAYU-PUTIH, 'putih' usually translates as 'white', however the
translation of 'oil' has been retained;
K.C.B., 'siglæ' amended to sigla.
P. 424, KNAGGY, 'Crochetty' amended to Crotchety.
P. 426, KNUCKLE-TIMBERS, 'flair' amended to flare.
P. 432, LAP'S COURSE, 'Lobs-Scouse' amended to Lobscouse.
P. 436, LEAD, Sounding, 'Hand Lead-line' amended to Hand-line; 'Deep-sea Lead-line' amended to Deep-sea Line.
P. 438, LEE-GAUGE, originally 'LEE-GUAGE'.
P. 440, LET GO UNDER FOOT, 'Anchor under foot' amended to Under Foot.
P. 441, LICENSE, invalid link: 'Runner, Licensed'.
P. 444, LIFTS, 'Topping' amended to Topping-lifts;
LIGHT-HORSEMAN, invalid link: 'Wallmia'.
P. 451, LOBSTER-TOAD, invalid link: 'Deep-sea Crab'.
P. 455, LONG STERN-TIMBERS, invalid link: 'Stern-timbers'.
P. 458, LUFF AND TOUCH HER!, 'Touch' amended to Touching.
P. 462, MADE, 'Masts' amended to Made Masts;
MAGELLANIC CLOUDS, 'Nebiculæ' amended to Nubeculæ.
P. 465, MAKE WATER, invalid link: 'Foul Water'.
P. 466, MANCHE of Mangalore, 'patamirs' amended to patamars;
MANGONEL, 'balista' amended to ballista.
P. 467, MAN-OF-WAR BIRD, 'Frigata aquila' amended to Fregata aquila;
'Pelicanidæ' amended to Pelecanidæ;
MANSIONS OF THE MOON, invalid link: 'Lunar Mansions';
MAON, 'Mahone, Port of' amended to Mahone.
P. 471, MAST, 'Jury' amended to Jury-mast.
P. 474, MAUL, 'trenails' amended to tree-nails;
MAY, 'Vendabales' amended to Vendaval.
P. 480, MISCHIEF, 'Master of Mischief' amended to Master of Misrule.
P. 481, MOCCASIN, originally 'MOCCASSIN'.
P. 486, MOTHER CARY'S GOOSE, 'Quebranta-huessos' amended to Quebranta huesos.
P. 487, MUCK, 'Amock' amended to Amok.
P. 488, MUD-SHORES, 'Guiyana' amended to Guiana.
P. 491, NAILING A GUN, 'Spike' amended to Spiking;
NARROWING, 'Rising Half-breadth' amended to Half-breadth of the Rising.
P. 496, NEGRO-BOAT, 'Almodie' amended to Almadia;
NET AND COBLE, 'sassine' amended to sasses.
P. 503, OAR-PROPULSION, invalid link: 'Stern-oar';
OAZE, invalid link: 'Ooze'.
P. 504, OE, 'Ferroe Islands' amended to Faeroe Islands.
P. 506, OLICK, 'Gadus callaris' amended to Gadus callarias;
OLPIS, 'Condor' amended to Conder.
P. 508, ORDER OF SAILING, 'Sailing' amended to Sailing, Order of.
P. 510, OTSEGO BASS, 'Corregonus otsego' amended to Coregonus otsego.
P. 513, OVER-SETTING, invalid link: 'Upset';
OVERSLAUGH, 'roaster' amended to roster;
OXYRINCHUS, originally 'OXYRHINCUS'.
P. 524, PEON-WOOD, invalid link: 'Poon-wood'.
P. 525, PERIWINKLE, originally 'PERRIWINKLE'; re-indexed (p. 524).
P. 527, PICKLING, 'Burnetize' amended to Burnettize;
PILCHARD, 'Clupea pilcardus' amended to Clupea pilchardus.
P. 530, PIT, invalid link: 'Saw-pit'.
P. 536, POLES, 'Scudding' amended to Scud; 'Trying' amended to Try.
P. 537, POOR JOHN, 'baccalao' amended to bacalao.
P. 539, PORTE, invalid link: 'Sublime Porte'.
P. 540, PORTUGUESE MAN-OF-WAR, 'Physalis pelagica' amended to Physalia pelagica.
P. 546, PROFILE OF A FORT, 'Orthography' amended to Orthographic Projection.
P. 547, PROSPECTIVE, invalid link: 'Spy-glass'.
P. 550, PURSER'S STOCKING, 'Shew a Leg' amended to Show a Leg.
P. 557, RACKING A TACKLE, 'LANNIARD' amended to LANIARD.
P. 558, RAILS OF THE STERN, invalid link: 'Stern-rails'.
P. 563, REBATE, invalid link: 'Discount'.
P. 570, RETURNS, invalid link: 'Supplies and Returns'.
P. 573, RIGGING-STOPPER, 'Stoppers' amended to Stopper of the Cable.
P. 574, RIMER, 'Reemer' amended to Reeming.
P. 575, RIPPING-IRON, 'Reemer' amended to Reeming;
RIPPS, 'Tide-ripps' amended to Tide-rip.
P. 576, RITTOCH, 'Sterna hirnudo' amended to Sterna hirundo.
P. 581, ROUND SEIZING, originally split into two entries when carried over to the next page.
P. 583, ROVE, 'sheeve-hole' amended to sheave-hole.
P. 590, SAINT CUTHBERT'S DUCK, 'Feroe Islands' amended to Farne Islands;
SAINT SWITHIN, '6th of July' amended to 15th of July.
P. 593, SARDINE, 'Engraulus maletta' amended to Engraulis meletta, although this applies to the anchovy.
P. 594, SAW-FISH, 'Pritis antiquorum' amended to Pristis antiquorum;
SCALE, 'Gunter's Scale' amended to Gunter's Line.
P. 595, SCENOGRAPHY, originally 'SCHENOGRAPHY'; re-indexed;
SCHEDAR, 'Cassiopæa' amended to Cassiopeia.
P. 596, SCOTCHMAN, 'skotch' amended to scotch.
P. 599, SEA, 'flotsom and jetsom' amended to flotsam and jetsam.
P. 601, SEA-GAUGE, invalid link: 'Water-bottle'.
P. 602, SEA-LAWS, 'Wisboy' amended to Wisbuy.
P. 603, SEA-POACHER, 'Cataphractus schonveldii' amended to Cottus cataphractus.
P. 604, SEA-SLEECH, originally 'SEA-SLETCH'; re-indexed; link likewise amended.
P. 606, SECTION, 'logitudinally' amended to longitudinally.
P. 607, SELLOCK, 'Silluk' amended to Sillock.
P. 616, SHINER, invalid link: 'dace'.
P. 617, SHIP, 'Merchant' amended to Merchantman;
SHIP-LOG, 'Log' amended to Log-book.
P. 618, SHIPPER, 'Schipper' amended to Skipper.
P. 622, SHOVELL, 'Spathulea clypeata' amended to Spatula clypeata.
P. 623, SHROUDS, 'Channel' amended to Chains.
P. 624, SHURGEE, originally 'SHURQEE'.
P. 627, SIMOOM, 'klamsin' amended to kamsin;
SISTER-KEELSONS, 'Side Keels' amended to Side-keelsons.
P. 629, SKIP-JACK, 'boneta' amended to bonito.
P. 632, SLING-DOGS, 'Span-dogs' amended to Dog.
P. 636, SNAKING, 'Worming' amended to Worm;
SNOOK, 'Scomberidæ' amended to Scombridæ.
P. 641, SPECK-BLOCKS, 'Flensing' amended to Flense.
P. 649, STAMP AND GO!, 'topsail-haliards' amended to topsail-halliards.
P. 654, STEAM-PIPE, invalid link: 'Waste Steam-pipe', see SAFETY-VALVE.
P. 662, STRETCHER, invalid link: 'Sheer-pole', see SHEER-BATTEN.
P. 663, STUBB, 'wearer' amended to weather.
P. 666, SUN-STAR, 'Solaster paposa' amended to Solaster papposus.
P. 667, SURF-BOAT, 'Massoolah-boat' amended to Masulah Boats.
P. 670, SWORD-FISH, 'Scomberidæ' amended to Scombridæ
P. 674, TANG, 'Fucus digitata' amended to Fucus digitatus.
P. 680, THROAT-BRAILS, invalid link: 'Topmast-staysails';
THROUGH-PIECES, invalid link: 'Graving-pieces'.
P. 686, TOP, 'bibs' amended to bibbs.
P. 687, TOP-GALLANT QUARTER-BOARDS, invalid link: 'Quarter-boards'.
P. 689, TORTUE DE MER, 'gabare' amended to gabarre.
P. 699, TROPIC-BIRD, 'Phaeton ætherius' amended to Phaethon æthereus.
P. 700, TRUCKS, 'Parrel' amended to Parrals.
P. 702, TUNNY, 'Scomberidæ' amended to Scombridæ;
TURBOT, 'icthyophagi' amended to ichthyophagi.
P. 703, TUSK, 'Brosmus vulgaris' amended to Brosmius vulgaris.
P. 707, UNLIMBER, 'pintail' amended to pintle.
P. 712, VERTICAL PLAN, 'Orthography' amended to Orthographic Projection.
P. 715, WAFT, 'recals' amended to recalls.
P. 717, WALL-SIDED, 'flairing' amended to flaring.
P. 723, WAY, invalid link: 'Wind's-way'.
P. 727, WEST-COUNTRY PARSON, 'Gadus marlucius' amended to Gadus merluccius.
P. 728, WHAUP, 'Numenius arcuatus' amended to Numenius arquatus.
P. 729, WHIMBREL, 'Numenius phæpus' amended to Numenius phæopus.
P. 730, WHISTLE, 'Boatswain's Call' amended to Call.
P. 736, WOLF-FISH, 'Anarrichas lupus' amended to Anarhichas lupus.
P. 738, WORK UP JUNK, 'sinnit' amended to sinnet.
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P. 364, HAMMOCK, 'Caribbs' amended to Caribs.
P. 366, HANGING-KNEES, 'loding-knees' amended to lodging-knees.
P. 369, HARPER-CRAB, invalid link: 'Tommy Harper'.
P. 370, HATCH, invalid link: 'Heck'.
P. 371, HAUL, 'Rowse' amended to Rouse.
P. 384, HOIST, 'Swaying' and 'Whipping' amended to Sway and Whip; invalid link: 'Tracing-up'.
P. 385, HOLD, 'Trim' amended to Trim of the Hold;
HOLDING ON THE SLACK, invalid link: 'Eyelids';
HOLDING WATER, 'Rowing' amended to Row.
P. 392, HORSE-MUSSEL, invalid link: 'Duck-mussel'.
P. 393, HOUNDS, 'tressel-trees' amended to trestle-trees;
HOUSING, 'Thumb-line, Irish twine' amended to Twine.
P. 394, HOWE, originally 'HOW'.
P. 398, ICE-TONGUE, 'Tongue of Ice' amended to Tongue.
P. 399, ILET, 'Eyelet' amended to Eyelet-holes.
P. 407, JACK-PINS, 'Tackspins' amended to Tack-pins.
P. 408, JACK-STAYS, 'staystails' amended to staysails.
P. 409, JAVA POT, 'Alcyonum' amended to Alcyonium.
P. 410, JERME, originally 'JEROME'.
P. 411, JIB, 'Gybe' amended to Gybing.
P. 413, JOHN DORY, 'Scomberidæ' amended to Scombridæ;
JOHNNY RAW, invalid link: 'Raw'.
P. 414, JUFFER, 'Upher' amended to Uphroe.
P. 415, JUNCO, 'Purr' amended to Purre;
JUNK, 'sinnot' amended to sinnet.
P. 417, KAYU-PUTIH, 'putih' usually translates as 'white', however the
translation of 'oil' has been retained;
K.C.B., 'siglæ' amended to sigla.
P. 424, KNAGGY, 'Crochetty' amended to Crotchety.
P. 426, KNUCKLE-TIMBERS, 'flair' amended to flare.
P. 432, LAP'S COURSE, 'Lobs-Scouse' amended to Lobscouse.
P. 436, LEAD, Sounding, 'Hand Lead-line' amended to Hand-line; 'Deep-sea Lead-line' amended to Deep-sea Line.
P. 438, LEE-GAUGE, originally 'LEE-GUAGE'.
P. 440, LET GO UNDER FOOT, 'Anchor under foot' amended to Under Foot.
P. 441, LICENSE, invalid link: 'Runner, Licensed'.
P. 444, LIFTS, 'Topping' amended to Topping-lifts;
LIGHT-HORSEMAN, invalid link: 'Wallmia'.
P. 451, LOBSTER-TOAD, invalid link: 'Deep-sea Crab'.
P. 455, LONG STERN-TIMBERS, invalid link: 'Stern-timbers'.
P. 458, LUFF AND TOUCH HER!, 'Touch' amended to Touching.
P. 462, MADE, 'Masts' amended to Made Masts;
MAGELLANIC CLOUDS, 'Nebiculæ' amended to Nubeculæ.
P. 465, MAKE WATER, invalid link: 'Foul Water'.
P. 466, MANCHE of Mangalore, 'patamirs' amended to patamars;
MANGONEL, 'balista' amended to ballista.
P. 467, MAN-OF-WAR BIRD, 'Frigata aquila' amended to Fregata aquila;
'Pelicanidæ' amended to Pelecanidæ;
MANSIONS OF THE MOON, invalid link: 'Lunar Mansions';
MAON, 'Mahone, Port of' amended to Mahone.
P. 471, MAST, 'Jury' amended to Jury-mast.
P. 474, MAUL, 'trenails' amended to tree-nails;
MAY, 'Vendabales' amended to Vendaval.
P. 480, MISCHIEF, 'Master of Mischief' amended to Master of Misrule.
P. 481, MOCCASIN, originally 'MOCCASSIN'.
P. 486, MOTHER CARY'S GOOSE, 'Quebranta-huessos' amended to Quebranta huesos.
P. 487, MUCK, 'Amock' amended to Amok.
P. 488, MUD-SHORES, 'Guiyana' amended to Guiana.
P. 491, NAILING A GUN, 'Spike' amended to Spiking;
NARROWING, 'Rising Half-breadth' amended to Half-breadth of the Rising.
P. 496, NEGRO-BOAT, 'Almodie' amended to Almadia;
NET AND COBLE, 'sassine' amended to sasses.
P. 503, OAR-PROPULSION, invalid link: 'Stern-oar';
OAZE, invalid link: 'Ooze'.
P. 504, OE, 'Ferroe Islands' amended to Faeroe Islands.
P. 506, OLICK, 'Gadus callaris' amended to Gadus callarias;
OLPIS, 'Condor' amended to Conder.
P. 508, ORDER OF SAILING, 'Sailing' amended to Sailing, Order of.
P. 510, OTSEGO BASS, 'Corregonus otsego' amended to Coregonus otsego.
P. 513, OVER-SETTING, invalid link: 'Upset';
OVERSLAUGH, 'roaster' amended to roster;
OXYRINCHUS, originally 'OXYRHINCUS'.
P. 524, PEON-WOOD, invalid link: 'Poon-wood'.
P. 525, PERIWINKLE, originally 'PERRIWINKLE'; re-indexed (p. 524).
P. 527, PICKLING, 'Burnetize' amended to Burnettize;
PILCHARD, 'Clupea pilcardus' amended to Clupea pilchardus.
P. 530, PIT, invalid link: 'Saw-pit'.
P. 536, POLES, 'Scudding' amended to Scud; 'Trying' amended to Try.
P. 537, POOR JOHN, 'baccalao' amended to bacalao.
P. 539, PORTE, invalid link: 'Sublime Porte'.
P. 540, PORTUGUESE MAN-OF-WAR, 'Physalis pelagica' amended to Physalia pelagica.
P. 546, PROFILE OF A FORT, 'Orthography' amended to Orthographic Projection.
P. 547, PROSPECTIVE, invalid link: 'Spy-glass'.
P. 550, PURSER'S STOCKING, 'Shew a Leg' amended to Show a Leg.
P. 557, RACKING A TACKLE, 'LANNIARD' amended to LANIARD.
P. 558, RAILS OF THE STERN, invalid link: 'Stern-rails'.
P. 563, REBATE, invalid link: 'Discount'.
P. 570, RETURNS, invalid link: 'Supplies and Returns'.
P. 573, RIGGING-STOPPER, 'Stoppers' amended to Stopper of the Cable.
P. 574, RIMER, 'Reemer' amended to Reeming.
P. 575, RIPPING-IRON, 'Reemer' amended to Reeming;
RIPPS, 'Tide-ripps' amended to Tide-rip.
P. 576, RITTOCH, 'Sterna hirnudo' amended to Sterna hirundo.
P. 581, ROUND SEIZING, originally split into two entries when carried over to the next page.
P. 583, ROVE, 'sheeve-hole' amended to sheave-hole.
P. 590, SAINT CUTHBERT'S DUCK, 'Feroe Islands' amended to Farne Islands;
SAINT SWITHIN, '6th of July' amended to 15th of July.
P. 593, SARDINE, 'Engraulus maletta' amended to Engraulis meletta, although this applies to the anchovy.
P. 594, SAW-FISH, 'Pritis antiquorum' amended to Pristis antiquorum;
SCALE, 'Gunter's Scale' amended to Gunter's Line.
P. 595, SCENOGRAPHY, originally 'SCHENOGRAPHY'; re-indexed;
SCHEDAR, 'Cassiopæa' amended to Cassiopeia.
P. 596, SCOTCHMAN, 'skotch' amended to scotch.
P. 599, SEA, 'flotsom and jetsom' amended to flotsam and jetsam.
P. 601, SEA-GAUGE, invalid link: 'Water-bottle'.
P. 602, SEA-LAWS, 'Wisboy' amended to Wisbuy.
P. 603, SEA-POACHER, 'Cataphractus schonveldii' amended to Cottus cataphractus.
P. 604, SEA-SLEECH, originally 'SEA-SLETCH'; re-indexed; link likewise amended.
P. 606, SECTION, 'logitudinally' amended to longitudinally.
P. 607, SELLOCK, 'Silluk' amended to Sillock.
P. 616, SHINER, invalid link: 'dace'.
P. 617, SHIP, 'Merchant' amended to Merchantman;
SHIP-LOG, 'Log' amended to Log-book.
P. 618, SHIPPER, 'Schipper' amended to Skipper.
P. 622, SHOVELL, 'Spathulea clypeata' amended to Spatula clypeata.
P. 623, SHROUDS, 'Channel' amended to Chains.
P. 624, SHURGEE, originally 'SHURQEE'.
P. 627, SIMOOM, 'klamsin' amended to kamsin;
SISTER-KEELSONS, 'Side Keels' amended to Side-keelsons.
P. 629, SKIP-JACK, 'boneta' amended to bonito.
P. 632, SLING-DOGS, 'Span-dogs' amended to Dog.
P. 636, SNAKING, 'Worming' amended to Worm;
SNOOK, 'Scomberidæ' amended to Scombridæ.
P. 641, SPECK-BLOCKS, 'Flensing' amended to Flense.
P. 649, STAMP AND GO!, 'topsail-haliards' amended to topsail-halliards.
P. 654, STEAM-PIPE, invalid link: 'Waste Steam-pipe', see SAFETY-VALVE.
P. 662, STRETCHER, invalid link: 'Sheer-pole', see SHEER-BATTEN.
P. 663, STUBB, 'wearer' amended to weather.
P. 666, SUN-STAR, 'Solaster paposa' amended to Solaster papposus.
P. 667, SURF-BOAT, 'Massoolah-boat' amended to Masulah Boats.
P. 670, SWORD-FISH, 'Scomberidæ' amended to Scombridæ
P. 674, TANG, 'Fucus digitata' amended to Fucus digitatus.
P. 680, THROAT-BRAILS, invalid link: 'Topmast-staysails';
THROUGH-PIECES, invalid link: 'Graving-pieces'.
P. 686, TOP, 'bibs' amended to bibbs.
P. 687, TOP-GALLANT QUARTER-BOARDS, invalid link: 'Quarter-boards'.
P. 689, TORTUE DE MER, 'gabare' amended to gabarre.
P. 699, TROPIC-BIRD, 'Phaeton ætherius' amended to Phaethon æthereus.
P. 700, TRUCKS, 'Parrel' amended to Parrals.
P. 702, TUNNY, 'Scomberidæ' amended to Scombridæ;
TURBOT, 'icthyophagi' amended to ichthyophagi.
P. 703, TUSK, 'Brosmus vulgaris' amended to Brosmius vulgaris.
P. 707, UNLIMBER, 'pintail' amended to pintle.
P. 712, VERTICAL PLAN, 'Orthography' amended to Orthographic Projection.
P. 715, WAFT, 'recals' amended to recalls.
P. 717, WALL-SIDED, 'flairing' amended to flaring.
P. 723, WAY, invalid link: 'Wind's-way'.
P. 727, WEST-COUNTRY PARSON, 'Gadus marlucius' amended to Gadus merluccius.
P. 728, WHAUP, 'Numenius arcuatus' amended to Numenius arquatus.
P. 729, WHIMBREL, 'Numenius phæpus' amended to Numenius phæopus.
P. 730, WHISTLE, 'Boatswain's Call' amended to Call.
P. 736, WOLF-FISH, 'Anarrichas lupus' amended to Anarhichas lupus.
P. 738, WORK UP JUNK, 'sinnit' amended to sinnet.