Send. When a ship's head or stern pitches suddenly and violently into the trough of the sea.
Sennit, or Sinnit. (See page 52.) A braid, formed by plaiting rope-yarns or spunyarn together. Straw, plaited in the same way for hats, is called sennit.
Serve. (See page 44.) To wind small stuff, as rope-yarns, spunyarn, &c., round a rope, to keep it from chafing. It is wound and hove round taut by a serving-board or mallet.
Service, is the stuff so wound round.
Set. To set up rigging, is to tauten it by tackles. The seizings are then put on afresh.
Shackles. Links in a chain cable which are fitted with a movable bolt so that the chain can be separated.
Shakes. The staves of hogsheads taken apart.
Shank. The main piece in an anchor, at one end of which the stock is made fast, and at the other the arms.
Shank-painter. A strong rope by which the lower part of the shank of an anchor is secured to the ship's side.
Sharp up. Said of yards when braced as near fore-and-aft as possible.