TEACH, To. In marine architecture, is applied to the direction which any line or curve seems to point out.
TEAGLE. A northern word for a crane for lifting goods.
TEAK. Tectona grandis, a stately tree, the pride of Indian and Burmese forests, used extensively in ship-building; having the valuable property of not shrinking, and, by means of its essential oil, preserving the iron bolts driven into it from rusting.
TEAL. A small species of wild duck, Querquedula crecca.
TEAM. Ships blockading a port, being generally formed in a line, are said to be "in the team."
TEAM-BOAT. A ferry-boat worked with horses by paddle-wheel propulsion.
TEA-WAGGON. A name given to the old East India Company's ships on account of their cargo.
TEAZED OAKUM. Oakum worked out for caulking. (Tow).
TE DEUM. A hymn sung in thanksgiving for victory obtained. In many cases the causes of war are such that chanting the Te Deum is rank blasphemy.
TEE-IRON. An instrument for drawing the lower box in the barrel of a pump. T-shaped clamp, knee, or other piece of iron-work.