Shingle. (See Ballast.)
Ship. A vessel with three masts, with tops and yards to each. (See Plate 4.) To enter on board a vessel. To fix anything in its place.
Shiver. To shake the wind out of a sail by bracing it so that the wind strikes upon the leech.
Shoe. A piece of wood used for the bill of an anchor to rest upon, to save the vessel's side. Also, for the heels of shears, &c.
Shoe-block. A block with two sheaves, one above the other, the one horizontal and the other perpendicular.
Shore. A prop or stanchion, placed under a beam. To shore, to prop up.
Shrouds. A set of ropes reaching from the mast-heads to the vessel's sides, to support the masts.
Sills. Pieces of timber put in horizontally between the frames to form and secure any opening; as, for ports.
Sister Block. A long piece of wood with two sheaves in it, one above the other, with a score between them for a seizing, and a groove around the block, lengthwise.
Skids. Pieces of timber placed up and down a vessel's side, to bear any articles off clear that are hoisted in.