MANGONEL. An ancient military engine in the form of a gigantic cross-bow, discharging large darts and stones, used in battering fortified places: a kind of ballista.
MANGONIZE, To. To traffic in slaves.
MAN-HANDLE, To. To move by force of men, without levers or tackles.
MAN-HOLE. The aperture, secured by a door, in the upper part of a steam-boiler, which allows a person to enter for repairing it or removing the deposit or crust of salt.
MAN-HUNTING. The impress service.
MANIFEST. An official inventory of the cargo of a merchant ship, specifying the name and tonnage of the vessel, the description of goods, the names of shippers and consignees, and the marks of each package.
MANILLA ROPE. A valuable cordage made in the Philippines, which, not being subject to rot, does not require to be tarred.
MANIPLE. A small armed party; a term derived from the subdivision of a Roman cohort.
MANŒUVRE. A dexterous management of anything connected with the ship.
MAN-OF-WAR. Any vessel in the royal navy.