CHOWDER. The principal food in the Newfoundland bankers, or stationary fishing vessels; it consists of a stew of fresh cod-fish, rashers of salt pork or bacon, biscuit, and lots of pepper. Also, a buccaneer's savoury dish, and a favourite dish in North America. (See [Cod-fisher's Crew].) Chowder is a fish-seller in the western counties.
CHOWDER-HEADED. Stupid, or batter-brained.
CHRISTIAN. A gold Danish coin, value in England from 16s. to 16s. 4d.
CHRISTIAN'S GALES. The tremendous storms in 1795-6, which desolated the fleet proceeding to attack the French West India Islands, under Admiral Christian.
CHROCKLE. A tangle or [thoro'put] (which see).
CHRODANE. The Manx and Gaelic term for gurnet.
CHRONOMETER. A valuable time-piece fitted with a compensation-balance, adjusted for the accurate measurement of time in all climates, and used by navigators for the determination of the longitude.
CHRONOMETER RATE. The number of seconds or parts of seconds which it loses or gains per diem. (See [Rating].)
CHRUIN. A Gaelic term for masts.—Chruin-spreie, the bowsprit.
CHUB. The Leuciscus cephalus, a fresh-water fish.