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The North Quarter comprehends the [pace that lies be- 

 tween North-Weft and North- Baft. The Eaft Quarter 

 runs from North- Eaft to South-Eaft. The South Quar- 

 ter comprehends that part of the Heavens that falls be- 

 tween South-Eaft and South-Weft : And the Weft Quar- 

 terj&tends from South-Weft to North-Weft. 



R. 



Refitting of a Ship, fignifes the repairing and dreffvng of 

 it, and putting it into a Condition Jo fail by putting in 

 new Planks, caulking the Seams, &c. 



Ribs of a Canow, are much like thofe of a Pink, only 

 there s this difference, that they line the Canow only on 

 the in- fide from one Head Bar to another, upon which 

 they are inchasd. They have the thicknefs of three Or owns ^ 

 and the breadth of four Inches. 



Ruche, an Inftrumentfor filing, rejemhling a Bee-hive. 



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Scurvy, is a Corruption of the Atafs of Blood. There an 

 two forts of it ; one caWd the Land Scurvy, which loads 

 a Man with Infirmities that gradually bring him to his 

 Grave ; the other is the Sea Scurvy, which infallibly 

 kills a Man in % days unlefs begets a-jhoar. 



Shieve, i. e. Row the wrong w ay, \n order to aftfift theSteerf- 

 wan to fteer the Boat, and to keep the Boat in the Channel. 



Shootr To Jhoot a Water -fall or CataraB, implies the run- 

 ning a Boat down theje dangerous Precipices, following 

 the ftream of the Water, and fteeringvery nicely. 



Sledges are a Conveniency for travelling, built in an ob- 

 long quadrangular form, upon two pieces of Wood> 

 which are 4 foot long, and 6 foot broad ; upon the Wood 

 there are fever al pieces of Cloath or Hide nail'd to keep 

 the Wind off. Thefe two pieces of Wood are very bard) 

 and well JmootFd, that they may fiide the better on Snow 

 or Ice- Such are the Horfe Sledges. But thofe drawn by 

 Dogs are open, and made of two little pieces of hard 

 fmooth, and jhining Wood, which are half an Inch thick) 

 5 foot long, and a foot and a half broad. 



