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leciduous. A term applied to trees which annually lose and 

 renew their leaves. 



lecimal and Duodecimal (Latin decimus, tenth from decum = 

 "ten" and Latin duodecim == " twelve "). They form 

 the bases of the two systems of numerical compiitation, 

 the latter termed " the Teutonic long hundred " of ten 

 dozen to the hundred, or twelve hundred to the thousand, 

 as still used' in " slates " and " staves " (which see). This 

 " long hundred " was in use at the time of the Norman Con- 

 quest, and the Latin scribes recorded it in " the Domesday 

 Survey Book " as " the English mode of computation." 

 It survives in our " shilling," being of twelve pence. 



ieck Cargo. The part of the cargo of a trading ship which is 

 carried on the deck of the vessel ; prohibited or restricted 

 in the winter season. 



eck Planks. Wood in long lengths ready prepared in narrow 

 widths for use for ships' decks, which go to prove that 

 " plank," as implying widths of over 9 in., has trade excep- 

 tions. 



leeping. Sawing through the deep way of timber or boards, 

 usually called " deep-cutting," of which the above is possibly 

 an abbreviation. 



legains (Calycophyllum candidissimum). A wood often confused 

 with lancewood and difficult to distinguish from this latter. 

 It is received from the same localities, in the same form 

 but in rather better dimensions and is used for the same 

 purposes. 



icl Credere Commission. A term used to express the additional 

 premium charged by an agent or broker, in return for which 

 he warrants the solvency of the purchaser, and renders him- 

 self personally liable for the payment of the price of the goods 

 he may sell according to the terms of the contract. 



'emurrage. Primarily an allowance to the owners or a master 

 of a ship for staying in a loading or discharging port longer 

 than the time first agreed. See " Charterparty," " Shipping 

 Days," "Shipping Documents," and " Shipping Season." 



lensity Rule. An authorized and approved set of specifications 

 of the Southern Pine Association under which pitch pine 

 timbers are graded. 



(ent and Indent. Used in the sense of a bruise caused by a 

 blow forming a cavity, as in damage done to a fine wood 

 or veneered surface, and is interchangeable with " dint." 

 Indent, properly, relates to something like a saw, from its 

 root being a tooth ; but its sharpness becomes a waved 

 line in parting a dt-od or indenture from its counterpart. 



