JOHNNY RAW, or Johnny Newcome. An inexperienced youngster commencing his career; also applied to landsmen in general. (See [Raw].)
JOHNNY SHARK. A common sobriquet of the Squalus tribe.
JOHN-O'-GROAT'S BUCKIE. A northern name for the Cypræa pediculus, a small shell found on our sea-coasts.
JOHN TUCK. The galley corruption of chantuck, or jantook, a Chinese viceroy, specially meaning the viceroy of Canton.
JOIN, To. To repair to a ship, and personally to enter on an official position on board her. So also the junction of one or more ships with each other.
JOINER. One who is a cabinet-maker, and performs neat work as captain's joiner.
JOINT. The place where any two pieces of timber or plank are united. It is also used to express the lines which are laid down in the mould-loft for shaping the timbers.
JOLLY. This term is usually applied to a comely and corpulent person, but afloat it is a familiar name for a soldier.—Tame jolly, a militiaman; royal jolly, a marine.
JOLLY-BOAT. A smaller boat than the cutter, but likewise clincher-built. It is generally a hack boat for small work, being about 4 feet beam to 12 feet length, with a bluff bow and very wide transom; a kind of washing-tub. (See [Gellywatte] and [Cutter].)
JOLLY JUMPERS. Sails above the moon-rakers.