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Coam'ings. — The raised borders or edges of the hatches, made 

 to prevent water from running into the lower apartments 

 from the deck. 



Cock'pit.^ — In ships of toar, a room or apartment in which the 

 wounded men are dressed ; situated near the after hatch- 

 way, under the lower gun-deck. 



Compan'ion-way. — A covered stairway leading to the cabin. 



Courses. — The principal sails ; those attached to the lower 

 masts. 



Cross'-trees. — Pieces of timber in a ship, supported by the 

 cheeks and trestle-trees, at the upper ends of the lower 

 masts, to sustain what is above and to extend the top- 

 gallant shrouds. 



Cut'-water. — The fore-part of a ship's prow, which cuts the 

 water. 



Dav'it. — A beam used on board ship as a crane to hoist the 

 flukes of the anchor to the top of the bow ; an operation 

 called fishing the anchor. The term is also applied to 

 pieces of timber or iron projecting over a ships side or 

 stern, having tackle to raise a boat by ; these are called 

 hoat-davifs. 



Deck. — The flooring. 



En'sign. — A large flag hoisted on a stafi", and carried over the 

 poop or stern of a vessel. 



Fig'ure-Head. — An ornamental figure on the bow. 



Fore'castle. — That part of the upper deck of a vessel forward 

 of the foremast. 



Fore'stay. — A rope reaching from the foremast-head towards 

 the bowsprit end, to support the mast. 



Gaff. — A sort of boom or pole used to extend the upper edge 

 of sails ; as the mainsail of a sloop, etc. 



Galley. — The cook-room or kitchen of a ship of war. 



Gas'ket. — A flat plaited cord fastened to the sail-yard of a 

 ship, and used to furl or tie the sail to the yard. 



Grapnel, or Grap'line. — A small anchor fitted with four or 

 five flukes or claws, used to hold boats or small vessels. 



Ground-tackle. — The ropes, etc., belonging to anchors. 



Gun'wale, or Gun'nel. — The upper edge of a ship's side ; the 

 uppermost wale of a ship, or that piece of timber extending 

 on either side from the quarter-deck to the forecastle. 



Hal'yards. — Ropes or tackle for hoisting or lowering yards or 

 sails. 



