Lexicon Technicum: Or, An Universal English Dictionary Of Arts And Sciences, fol. -
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- SITALLOP, is a small lighe Vessel wich onty a
- Imalt Mlain.- Mast and Fore Mast, and Lugs. Sails,
- eo hale up and ler donn on occalion: Ther com-
- tmonty are good Sailors, especially the FrenchCha-
- boups; and are uled otren as Zenders upon a Man
- OF Nac
- SHTAME, is an uneasiness oF the Mind, upon the
- thoushe ot havins done Comething which is Inde-
- cent, or will lessen theralued Estcem which orters
- trave OF uS.
- SETANK, Or Shank-Painter, in 2 Strip, IS a THOFE
- Chain Fastned under the Fore. Mast Shrowds, by 2
- Bole corhe Shrip s. side; having ac rhe orher end a
- Rope Fastned to it. On chis Strank- Painter, che
- Wohole WeigheoF the AFE- parE OF ihe AnchOF reAS,
- When ic lies by che Strips. side. The RopC b3
- aotrich ic is hraled up, is made Fast about a TiimBer-
- head.
- SITAPODRNETT: The Feralds call a Kind oL
- Cap wtich is born in some Coats oF Arms by chis
- Name.
- SITEER, Ox Sheerins; the Sea phrase For the
- soins ot a Ship irtien he is nor Recred Aeadily;
- then cher Car Me peers Or Boes seerins; 25 chez
- d0 also when Me zoes in and our by means ot che
- svite runming ot a Tide-Cacc, (9c. For chen beins
- ac an Anchor, cher Cay chere is danger, lest Me Moule
- Peer home her Anchor, Or Cheer 2- Thore.
- StIFER: FIoOKS, aboard a Strip; are great FIOOKS
- eF Tron Comerimes uled wvten a Strip designs 10
- Board anocher. Ther are likre a Sickle, and arc
- let inco che Main- Lard. Arms and Fore- Pard ArmS,
- in order ro spoil, cuc Ox cear the FnemySStiroudS,
- Sails, or Riggins.
- SFTEEKShants, at Sea, is the term For a kinc
- OF LEnOL, by Which cheY EYC UP OF MOrten 2 RUN-
- net Wwhen ris coolons, (0 chat ther cannor hoile in
- the Goods br ic over the Strip- Sides. This REnOc
- can be let loole asain wwhen eher pleale.
- STIFERS, 10 ihe Seamen calt cvo Nacts
- Tards, or Poles ser up and scired a- crols each
- ortier aloEr, nearthe rop. This Pair of Sheers, 25
- ther cai ic, is placed below on che Chain-WVales
- ot the crouds; and lathed Fast co the Strip s. Sides
- eokeep chem Acady alotc. Their use is t0 set in
- Ox rake our a Mast; For which end, there is Fast
- ned ac the place wotiere ther cross one another, a
- Arons double Block wich a Arap. Ther serre also
- to hoise in or our oF Boars char have Masts, Such
- Coods as are wanced ro be raken in Ox Out.
- SFTEATLIINC O a SP, is casins thac Parr
- et hier wetrich is co De under Warer, with some
- thins to kecp chc Worms trom catins into her
- PlankS.Tis ulually done by lavins Par and Fair
- mixe cogether all orer the old elanks and then
- nailing on chin ne Boards: Buc this hinders a
- Strixs sailins; and cheretore oflare lome hare been
- HF the Main-Cail Steers are haled ast, TIs in OE.
- dex to make the Strip keep by a Wind; buc when
- the Fore-Tears are haled aft, ris châc the Strip
- mar Fall osi From the Wind: And il Me will nor
- do it readilr, cher chen hale the Fore- lait (by che
- Meac) Aac in, 25 near che Ship s-Sides 25 chey can:
- and ehis cher call Flartine in The Forcsait. NThen
- they Cay, Fase the Sheat; ther mean Veer ir; Or ler
- ic 30 our genls; bur when the NVord iS, L et A)
- the Sheat, thez mean, let ic 50 all at once, and
- run out 25 fast a5 ic can; and chen the Sail wvilt
- paris loole, and hold no Wind. In a very greae
- Calc or Cus ot Wind, chere is anocher Rope bene
- eo the Cleus oeche Main sait and Fore-sait, above
- the Meat Block, ro succour and ease chie Sheat, and
- ehis ther caI a False-seat.
- Sbeats in 2 Strip, al(o, are those Plants under
- Nacer which come alone her Run, and are closed
- into chestern Post: 50 allo char Parc wwithin Board
- in che Run of che Shrip, is calledthe Siern. seats.
- The Scamen Pay wten Ther vould have che seats
- OE the NTain Or Fore sait Haled atE, Fally the
- Seats.
- SFIEWINO, in Lawr, is c0 be quic oF Attach-
- ments in any Courr, and betore wvhomloerer in
- Plaines Meved, and noc avon d.
- STIIELFKS, certain Men abOard a MLANOFW AF
- Whro are emplored by che Cooks ro Milc or chanse
- the Wacer in Which che Flech or Limr is puc and
- laid For Come time, in order ro fc it For the K er-
- Elc.
- SFIIVERS, Co che Seamen caH chose limle round
- Whcels in wotich che. Rope of a Puller or Block
- runS. Therturn wich che Rope, and hare peices
- OF Brals in their Centres, (Wvhich they call the Cocks
- rich Ftoles in chem, inco which che Pin oF ce
- Block soes, and on Whichchey turn. These Shi
- vers are ulually oF Nood; buc LOmCare OF BraIS;
- 25 those in the FTecls, OF the. Top. masts.
- STIOALE, in che sea plirale, is che lame as
- Mallou: Ther Cay, tis s0od soalins, wotien aS
- 2 Shrix Cails cowards che Moar, he finds by her
- Poundins, ic srows Mallon by degrees, and nor
- 100 luddenr; for chen a Ship may 80 in late-
- cy.
- S
- SFIORT- Accent, in Grammar, Mes chat che
- time ot Proncunciation oushr co be More, and is
- marked chus (
- StTOT oF a Cable, is the splicins oF rvo C ables
- tosether, chac a Chip may Ride Pate in decp WV 2-
- ters, and in great Roads: For, a Ship Wwill Ride
- calier by one Mot ot a Cable, chan by Three MOTE
- Cables our a-head.
- SFIOT, FOF OEdHANCC, AEC OF SEVETAL LOrES,
- 25
- Ronna stot, Wohich are round Bullers Acced in
- proporrion ro the Bore of the Picce.
- Cross-bar- Bot, arc round Moc, ith a longlpikre
- oF Tron cast in ic, as il ic did 50 chrouph che mid-
- ale OF iF.
- Trundle stoc, Beins onty 2 BOIE OE LTON L6 OF 1E
- Tnches lons, Carp-poinced ac borh ends, and about
- 8
- a Flands breadchi From cach end, havine a round
- broad Bowl oF Lead cast uxon it, accordiris ro rhe
- Bore ot the Picce.
- Lansrel stotus wotrick rurs loose wich a Mackle
- eo be Morrned ertien ic is put inco ehe Piece; and
- when ic AYS Out, ic spreads ic selF. Ac cach end ot
- ihe Bar ic has hals a Bullet. cither or Lead or
- Iron.
- Eliem, lome beiris contrired round, vec L0 uac
- ehe
- Chainsboc, is rrvo Bullers wich a Chain bercoixt
- Meached wich milled Lead.
- Lis rery vell vorch erhins whac che Neu-
- Rone LICCH Nill do in this cale; it ic will detend
- trom elte NVorm, as perhaps il will, a Strix mighe
- be Patu Weh ic cheapet can wich che Crown
- Pirch; and ir will nor crack nor scale oH as thac
- will do, but seep alvays LotE ane Moort.
- Have scen where ic hach been it ls ns, and
- gec ic was very black and Cole.
- SHIFATS in a :hip, are Ropes benc ro rhc
- Cleus oF che Sails; servins in rhe Lover- Cails ro
- Fale-afc or Round oss etie Cleo oF theSail: Buc in
- Top. Cails chey serre ro TTale-home 25 the Vrord is
- Ortohale che Cleu os che Sait close ro che Tard.
- Attor.
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