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Tin Can Sailor Talk

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Look at words beginning with the letter:
A B C D E F G H I J K L M
N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

 



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PAY OUT : To slack off or ease out a line. PELICAN HOOK : a hook used to provide a quick release. It can be opened while under strain by knocking away a locking ring which holds it closed. PILOTHOUSE : enclosure on the bridge centerline housing the main steering control. Also called the WHEELHOUSE.
PLANKOWNER : a man who has been on board since ship was commissioned. PUDDING : A bulky fender attached to a strongback or to the stem or gunwales of the boat. PURCHASE : A combination of one or more blocks reeved with a line or wire. Also called TACKLE, BLOCK AND TACKLE, or when reeved with a chain, a CHAIN FALL.
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RAT GUARD : A hinged metal disk which can be secured to a mooring line to prevent rats from using the line to gain access to the ship. RENDER : Expresses the idea of "to travel freely through or around," as a fall which renders around the blocks in a tackle.
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SAMSON POST : A vertical timber on the forward deck of a boat used in towing and securing. SCUTTLE: A small, quick closing access hole. To sink a ship by deliberate flooding. SHORE : A portable beam used in damage control. To shore up is to brace up.
SHROUD: Piece of standing rigging that provides athwartships support for a mast. SILENCE : Command given by any member of a gun crew who observes a serious casualty that requires immediate attention. All members freeze and remain silent until the gun captain or other responsible person issues an order. SMART: Neat, shipshape; efficient; military; quick.
SPECIAL SEA DETAIL : Men assigned on a Navy ship to special duties connected with entering or leaving port. SQUILGEE : A wooden, rubber-shod deck drier. It works somewhat on the principle of a windshield wiper. (Pronounced "SQUEEGEE".) STERN FAST : A line used to make a boat fast by the Stern.
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THIMBLE : A metal ring grooved to fit inside an eye splice. THWARTS : The cross seats or planks in a boat just below the gunwales.

   

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