An Universal Dictionary of the Marine / Or, a Copious Explanation of the Technical Terms and Phrases Employed in the Construction, Equipment, Furniture, Machinery, Movements, and Military Operations of a Ship. Illustrated With Variety of Original Designs of Shipping, in Different Situations; Together With Separate Views of Their Masts, Sails, Yards, and Rigging. to Which Is Annexed, a Translation of the French Sea-terms and Phrases, Collected from the Works of Mess. Du Hamel, Aubin, Saverien, &c.

by William Falconer

ABOUGRI, or Rabougri, cross-grained, or knotty; a term applied by shipwrights to timber which is, by this quality, rendered unfit for ship-building.

ABOUT, the butt or end of any plank: also the place where the ends of two planks are joined on the ship’s side, &c.

ABRI, a place of anchorage under shelter of the weather-shore. Hence

ABRIÉ, becalmed, sheltered from the wind.

ACASTILLAGE, or rather Encastillage, a general name for the quarter-deck, poop, and fore-castle. Hence accastillé answers to deep-waisted.

ACCLAMPER, to fortify a piece of wood by attaching another piece thereto; as the fishes which are fixed on the masts.

ACCON, a small flat-bottomed boat, for fishing of cockles.

ACCORD, the order to pull together on a rope or tackle; also to row together, or pull uniformly with the oars.

ACCORDS, or Accores, props or shoars fixed under a ship’s wales, to keep her upright, before she is launched, or when she is brought into dock, or laid aground.

Accord droit, an upright shoar or prop.