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

Rides d’etai, the laniards of the stays.

Longue RIME, or donne longue Rime! row a long stroke! the order to the rowers to pull with a long sweep.

Bon Rime! the order to the strokesman of the boat, or he who rows the after oar, to give a good stroke, for the rest to follow.

RINGEOT, or Brion, the fore-foot. See Brion.

RIS, the reef of a sail.

Prendre le Ris, to reef a sail, or take in a reef.

RISSONS, grapplings, with four claws, used as anchors in a galley.

RIVAGE, the banks of a river, or the sea-shore, upon which the tide ebbs and flows between high and low-water mark.

RIVER un clou, to rivet a nail.

ROC d’issas, or Bloc d’assas. See Sep de drisse.