GLOSSARY.
Braces. Ropes rove through blocks by which to control the yards of a square-rigged ship.
Brails. Ropes used for the purpose of shortening a ship’s canvas, as in the case of the Phœnician and Roman ships, and to-day in the Thames barge.
Careen. To lay a ship over on to her side in order to be able to caulk her lower seams.
Carvel-build. The manner of building a vessel so that the planks are laid edge to edge, and not overlapping.
Caulk. To stop the seams of a ship with oakum, so as to prevent the water entering between the planking.
Clew. The lower corners of a squaresail, and the aftermost corner of a staysail.
Clinker-build. The manner of building a vessel so that the planks overlap each other. (Compare “carvel-build.”)
Crank. An adjective applied to a ship when she is liable to capsize.