Glossary for "Dauber"
    Explanations of some of the sea terms used in this poem.


    Backstays. - Wire ropes which support  the masts  against lateral and after 
strains.

    Barney's bull. - A figure in marine proverb. A jewel in marine repartee.

    Bells. - Two bells (one forward, one aft)  which are struck every half-hour 
in a certain manner to mark the passage of the watches.

    Bitts. - Strong wooden  structures  (built  round  each  mast)  upon  which 
running rigging is secured.

    Block. - A sheaved pulley.

    Boatswain. - A supernumerary or idler, generally  attached  to  the  mate's 
watch, and holding considerable authority over the crew.

    Bouilli tin. - Any tin that contains, or has contained, preserved meat.

    Bows. - The forward extremity of a ship.

    Brace-blocks. - Pulleys through which the braces travel.

    Bracts. - Ropes by which the yards are inclined forward or aft.

    Bumboat pan. - Soft  bread  sold  by  the  bumboat  man,   a  kind  of  sea 
costermonger who trades with ships in port.

    Bunt. - Those cloths of a square sail which are nearest to  the  mast  when 
the sail is set. The central portion of a furled square sail. The human abdomen 
(figuratively).

    Buntlines. - Ropes which  help to confine square sails  to the yards in the 
operation of furling.

    Chocks. - Wooden stands on which the boats rest.

    Cleats. - Iron or wooden contrivances to which ropes may be secured.

    Clew-lines. - Ropes by which the lower corners of square sails are lifted.

    Clews. - The lower corners of square sails.

    Clipper. - A title of honour given to ships of more than  usual  speed  and 
beauty.

    Coaming. - The raised rim of a hatchway; a barrier at  a  doorway  to  keep 
water from entering.

    Courses. - The large square sails set  upon  the  lower  yards  of  sailing 
ships. The mizen course is called the "crojick."

    Cringled. - Fitted with iron rings or cringles,  many of which are let into 
sails or sail-roping for various purposes.

    Crojick or cross-jack. - A square sail set upon the lower yard of the mizen 
mast.

    Dungarees. - Thin blue or khaki-coloured overalls made from cocoanut fibre.

    Fairleads. - Rings of wood or iron by means of which running rigging is led 
in any direction.

    Fife-rails. - Strong wooden shelves fitted with iron pins, to  which  ropes 
may be secured.

    Fish-hooks. - I. e., fingers.

    Foot-ropes. - Ropes on which men stand when working aloft.

    Fo'c's'le. - The cabin or cabins in  which  the  men  are  berthed.  It  is 
usually an iron deck-house divided through the middle into two compartments for 
the two watches, and fitted with wooden bunks. Sometimes it is even fitted with 
lockers and an iron water-tank.

    Foxes. - Strands, yarns, or arrangements of yarns of rope.

    Frap. - To wrap round with rope.

    Freeing-ports. - Iron doors in the ship's side  which open outwards to free 
the decks of water.

    Futtock-shrouds. - Iron bars to which the topmast rigging  is  secured.  As 
they project outward and upward from the masts they are  difficult  to  clamber 
over.

    Galley. - The ship's kitchen.

    Gantline (girtline). - A rope used for the sending of  sails  up  and  down 
from aloft in furling.

    Gaskets. - Ropes by which the sails are secured.

    Half-deck. - A cabin or apartment in which the apprentices are berthed. Its 
situation is usually the ship's waist; but it is  sometimes  further  aft,  and 
occasionally it is under the poop or even right forward  under  the  topgallant 
fo'c's'le.

    Halliards. - Ropes by which sails are hoisted.

    Harness-room. - An office or room from which the salt meat is  issued,  and 
in which it is sometimes stored.

    Hawse. - The bows or forward end of a ship.

    Head. - The forward part of a ship.  That upper edge of a square sail which 
is attached to the yard.

    House-flag. - The special flag of the firm to which a ship belongs.

    Idlers. - The members of the round-house mess,  generally consisting of the 
carpenter, cook, sailmaker, boatswain, painter, etc., are known as the idlers.

    Jack or jackstay. - An iron bar  (fitted along all yards  in sailing ships) 
to which the head of a square sail is secured when bent.

    Kites. - Light upper sails.

    Leeches. - The outer edges of square sails. In furling  some  square  sails 
the leech is dragged inwards till it lies level with the head upon  the surface 
of the yard.  This is done by the first man who gets upon the yard beginning at 
the weather side.

    Logship. - A contrivance by which a ship's speed is measured.

    Lower topsail. - The second sail from the deck oil square rigged masts.  It 
is a very strong, important sail.

    Marline. - Tarry line or coarse string made of rope-yarns twisted together.

    Mate. - The First or Chief Mate is generally called the Mate.

    Mizzen-topmast-head. - The Summit  of the second of the three or four spars 
which make the complete mizzen-mast.

    Mudhooks. - Anchors.

    Pins. - Iron or wooden bars to which running rigging is secured.

    Pointing. - A kind  of near plait  with which ropes are sometimes ended off 
or decorated.

    Poop-break. - The forward end of the after superstructure.

    Ratlines. - The rope steps  placed across the shrouds  to enable the seamen 
to go aloft.

    Reefers. - Apprentices.

    Reef-points. - Ropes by which the area of some sails  may be reduced in the 
operation of reefing.  Reef-points  are securely fixed to the sails fitted with 
them,  and when not in use their ends patter continually upon the canvas with a 
gentle drumming noise.

    Reel. - A part of the machinery used with a logship.

    Round-house. - A cabin (of all shapes except round) in which the idlers are 
berthed.

    Royals. - Light upper square sails;  the fourth, fifth, or sixth sails from 
the deck according to the mast's rig.

    Sail-room. - large room or  compartment  in  which  the  ship's  sails  are 
stored.

    "Sails." - The sailmaker is meant.

    Scuttle-butt. - A cask containing fresh water.

    Shackles. - Rope handles for a sea-chest.

    Sheet-blocks. - Iron blocks,  by means of which  sails are sheeted home. In 
any violent wind they beat upon the mast with great rapidity and force.

    Sheets. - Ropes or chains which extend the lower corners of square sails in 
the operation of sheeting home.

    Shifting suits (of sails). - The operation of removing a ship's sails,  and 
replacing them with others.

    Shrouds. - Wire ropes of great strength,  which support  lateral strains on 
masts.

    Shroud-screws. - Iron contrivances by which shrouds are hove taut.

    Sidelights. - A sailing ship  carries  two  of  these  between  sunset  and 
sunrise: one green, to starboard; one red, to port.

    Sights. - Observations to help in the finding of a ship's position.

    Skid. - A wooden contrivance on which ship's boats rest.

    Skysails. - The uppermost square sails;  the fifth, sixth, or seventh sails 
from the deck according to the mast's rig.

    Slatting. - The noise made by sails flogging in the wind.

    Slush. - Grease, melted fat.

    South-wester. - A kind of oilskin hat. A gale from the south-west.

    Spit brown. - To chew tobacco.

    Square sennit. - A cunning plait which makes a four-square bar.

    Staysails. - Fore and aft sails set upon the stays between the masts.

    Stow. - To furl.

    Strop (the, putting on). - A strop is a  grument  or  rope  ring.  The  two 
players kneel down facing each other, the strop is placed over their heads, and 
the men then try to pull each other over by the strength of their neck-muscles.

    Swing-ports. - Iron doors in the ship's side which open  outwards  to  free 
the decks from water.

    Tackle (pronounced "taykel"). - Blocks, ropes, pulleys, etc.

    Take a caulk. - To sleep upon the deck.

    Topsails. - The second and third sails  from  the  deck  on  the  masts  of 
a modern square-rigged ship are known as the lower and tipper topsails.

    Trucks. - The summits of the masts.

    Upper topsail. - The third square sail  from  the  deck  on  the  masts  of 
square-rigged ships.

    Yards. - The steel or wooden spars (placed across masts)  from which square 
sails are set.

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