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

Rabans d’avuste, a sort of braided knittles, like those formed to point a rope.

Rabans de ferlage, the gaskets employed to furl the sails to their yards.

Rabans de pavillon, the rope-band of a flag or ensign.

Rabans de pointure, the head-earings, or reef-earings of a sail.

Rabans de têtiere, the rope-bands of any sail.

RABATTUES, the intervals between the drift-rails of a ship; this term is peculiar to ship-wrights.

RABLES, the floor-timbers of a boat.

RABLURE, the rabbit or channel cut in the keel, stem, and stern-post, to receive the edges of the garboard-streaks, and the ends of the planks afore and abaft.

RACAGE, a parrel with ribs and trucks.

RACAMBEAU, a traveller, or small iron ring, which sometimes encircles the mast of a long-boat, serving as a parrel to the yard or gaff.