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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..

Mariner :: Mariner (n.) One whose occupation is to assist in navigating ships; a seaman or sailor.

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

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

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..

Pharos :: Pharos (n.) A lighthouse or beacon for the guidance of seamen.

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

Shift :: Shift (v. t.) A breaking off and dislocation of a seam; a fault.

Seamed :: Seamed (imp. & p. p.) of Sea.

Instop :: Instop (v. t.) To stop; to close; to make fast; as, to instop the seams..

Nursery :: Nursery (n.) That which forms and educates; as, commerce is the nursery of seamen..

Rescue :: Rescue (v. t.) To free or deliver from any confinement, violence, danger, or evil; to liberate from actual restraint; to remove or withdraw from a state of exposure to evil; as, to rescue a prisoner from the enemy; to rescue seamen from destruction..

Seamster :: Seamster (n.) One who sews well, or whose occupation is to sew..

Start :: Start (v. i.) To become somewhat displaced or loosened; as, a rivet or a seam may start under strain or pressure..

Corniferous :: Corniferous (a.) Of or pertaining to the lowest period of the Devonian age. (See the Diagram, under Geology.) The Corniferous period has been so called from the numerous seams of hornstone which characterize the later part of the period, as developed in the State of New York..

Expertness :: Expertness (n.) Skill derived from practice; readiness; as, expertness in seamanship, or in reasoning..

Crew :: Crew (n.) The company of seamen who man a ship, vessel, or at; the company belonging to a vessel or a boat..

Slop :: Slop (v. i.) Ready-made clothes; also, among seamen, clothing, bedding, and other furnishings..

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

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

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