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

Sauve-gardes de gouvernail, the rudder-pendants, with their chains.

Sauve-rabans, the puddenings of the yards, which preserve the rope-bands from being galled by the top-sail sheets.

SAUVEURS, persons employed in recovering any stores, rigging, &c. from a wreck on the sea coast.

SCIER à culer, to back a-stern with the oars; to row stern foremost.

Scier sur le fer, to support the cable of a galley by rowing with the oars, when she is at anchor in a storm, and in danger of driving ashore.

Mettre à Scier, ou mettre à culer, to back the sails, or to lay them aback, so as to make the ship fall astern.

SCIE-babord, pull the larboard-oars, or pull to starboard!

Scie-tribord, pull the starboard oars, or pull to port!

SCITIE, or Satie, a particular kind of Italian bark with two masts.

SCORBUT, or Scurbot, the scurvy, a well known marine distemper.