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Seaming :: Seaming (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Sea.

Pitch :: Pitch (n.) A thick, black, lustrous, and sticky substance obtained by boiling down tar. It is used in calking the seams of ships; also in coating rope, canvas, wood, ironwork, etc., to preserve them..

Bonnet :: Bonnet (n.) A soft, elastic, very durable cap, made of thick, seamless woolen stuff, and worn by men in Scotland..

Needlewoman :: Needlewoman (n.) A woman who does needlework; a seamstress.

Sempstressy :: Sempstressy (n.) Seamstressy.

Tar :: Tar (n.) A sailor; a seaman.

Chinse :: Chinse (v. t. & i.) To thrust oakum into (seams or chinks) with a chisel , the point of a knife, or a chinsing iron; to calk slightly..

Consul :: Consul (n.) An official commissioned to reside in some foreign country, to care for the commercial interests of the citizens of the appointing government, and to protect its seamen..

Seamanship :: Seamanship (n.) The skill of a good seaman; the art, or skill in the art, of working a ship..

Stitchery :: Stitcher (n.) One who stitches; a seamstress.

Ribbed :: Ribbed (a.) Intercalated with slate; -- said of a seam of coal.

Enseam :: Enseam (v. t.) To sew up; to inclose by a seam; hence, to include; to contain..

Landlubber :: Landlubber (n.) One who passes his life on land; -- so called among seamen in contempt or ridicule.

Ravehook :: Ravehook (n.) A tool, hooked at the end, for enlarging or clearing seams for the reception of oakum..

Holystone :: Holystone (n.) A stone used by seamen for scrubbing the decks of ships.

Tarpaulin :: Tarpaulin (n.) Hence, a sailor; a seaman; a tar..

Chart :: Chart (n.) A map; esp., a hydrographic or marine map; a map on which is projected a portion of water and the land which it surrounds, or by which it is surrounded, intended especially for the use of seamen; as, the United States Coast Survey charts; the English Admiralty charts..

Unseam :: Unseam (v. t.) To open the seam or seams of; to rip; to cut; to cut open.

Needlework :: Needlework (n.) Work executed with a needle; sewed work; sewing; embroidery; also, the business of a seamstress..

Rip :: Rip (n.) A rent made by ripping, esp. by a seam giving way; a tear; a place torn; laceration..

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