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Bundle. A round ; a step of a ladder ; the drum of a capstan. 

 See " Round." 



Eundlet or Eunlet. From "Round." (1) A unit of capacity 

 equal to about 18 gallons. (2) A small cask barrel of no 

 certain dimensions, it may contain from 3 to 20 gallons. 



Rung. A floor timber in a ship ; one of the rounds of a ladder ; 

 one of the stakes of a cart ; a round heavy staff ; a cudgel. 

 See " Round." 



Runners. Deals, etc., drawn out from the ends of piles of yarded 

 stocks, 011 which to rest the ends of " gang-planks " or 

 " running planks," used on the occasion of goods being 

 yarded. This is also a cabinet-maker's term, runners 

 being the guides and supports of the drawers in " nests of 

 drawers," " chests of drawers," etc. 



Running Flank. A variant term for "gang-plank" (ivhich see). 



Russpi'USS. A special form of charterparty for shipments 

 from the Baltic and Russia. 



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SabiCU. An extremely hard wood found in the West Indies. 

 The wood was used to construct the stairs of the Crystal 

 Palace in Hyde Park in 1851, and after six months' use the 

 steps hardly exhibited any signs of wear. 



Sabot. A kind of wooden shoe much used in France and Belgium. 



Saddleback. Rail at the top of a fence. Generally known as 

 " capping rail." 



St. (Saint) Petersburg Standard (or Petrograd Standard). The 

 most generally used measure for timber, consisting of 120 

 pieces 



12 ft. 11 in. x 14 in. ) , f , 



r tt. TI o ^ = 165 Cub. ft. 



or 6 ft. 1 1 in. x 3 in. j 



Sal (Shorea robusla). A heavy, tough, hard timber in general 

 use in India. 



Sandalwood (Sanlalum album). An extremely fine-grained wood, 

 found in India and Malaysia. Of little commercial use here. 



Sanders-wood, Red (Pterocarpus santalinus}. A tree growing in 

 India, Ceylon, China, Java, etc. Used for images, turnery, 

 etc., also as a red dye soluble in alcohol, but not in water. 



