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Colonel Charles E. Hooker, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 12.2, Mississippi (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 1 1 Browse Search
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Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight), N. (search)
.Topping-lift. Spun-yarn.Towing-bridle. Spurling-line.Train-tackle. Square-sail.Trap-net. Standing-rigging.Traverse-board. Starboard.Traverse-table. Stay.Trawl. Stay-sail.Tree-nail. Stay-tackle.Trestle-tree. Steam-steering apparatus.Tricing-line. Steering-apparatus.Triatic stay. Steering-wheel.Trigger. Steeve.Tripping line. Stern.Truck. Stern-fast.Trundle-head. Stern-sheets.Truss. Stirrup.Try-sail. Stop.Tuck. Stopper. CableTumbler. Stopper. RiggingTurk's head. Storm-sail.Tye. Strand.Undocking. Strap.Uphroe. Stray-line.Vang. Stream-anchor.Velocimeter. Stream-cable.Vessel. Streamer.Voyol. Stretcher.Waft. Studding-sail.Wall-knot. Stump-mast.Wapp. Submarine thermometer.Warp. Supporter.Watch-tackle. Surge.Water-anchor. Swab.Water-line. Sweep.Waterman's knot. Swinging-boom.Water-sail. Tabling.Wheel. Tack.Wheel-rope. Tackle.Whelp. Tack-tackle.Whip. Tail-tackle.Whip-on-whip. Tell-tale.Whisker. Thimble.Winch. Thimble-eye.Windlass. Thole.Wind-sail.
Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight), R. (search)
ly consist of six strands laid or spun around a hempen core; each strand consisting of six wires laid the contrary way around a smaller hempen core. Sash-line; a rope of plaited yarns. Ropes are known also by their purpose; as, — AwningBrail.Clew.Entering. Bell.Breast.Crown.Fall. Boat.Bucket.Crowfoot.Foot. Bolt.Buoy.Davit.Gaub. Brace.Cat.Downhaul.Grab. Grapnel.Keel.Ring.Stirrup. Guest.Man.Rudder.Swab. Guy.Mast.Safety.Tiller. Halyard.Messenger.Sash.Top. Head.Outhaul.Sheet.Tye. Heel.Painter.Signal.Well. Inhaul.Parrel.Slip.Yard. Jaw.Passing.Spilling.Yoke. Jeer.Pendant.Stay. See also rigging. A rope is — Whipped, by winding twine around the end to prevent untwisting. Payed, by painting or tarring to resist wet. Served, by coiling yarn around it closely and tightly. Parceled, by wrapping with canvas. Puddened, by making a bulky cushion around a part to prevent chafing. Stopped, when lashed; as the end to the standing part in a hitch. S
Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight), T. (search)
es, to either of them separately, or be entirely shut off. Two-way cock. a shows the water passing to each branch pipe. b, the water passing to the direct branch only. c, the water passing to the lateral branch only. d, the water shut off. For large stop-cocks for watermains, see stop-valve. For small ones, see steam-valve; stop-valve; globe-valve; etc. Two-wheeled Bar′row. A sort of truck. See Fig. 6844. Two-wheeled barrow. Twy-ere′. A tuyere (which see). Tye. 1. (Nautical.) A rope by which a yard is hoisted. It passes through the mast; one end is attached to the middle of the yard, and the other end is hooked to a purchase composed of the tye-block and fly-block, by which the hoisting is effected. 2. (Mining.) An inclined trough for separating ore by means of a flowing stream of water. The slimes are allowed to flow in a thin wide stream upon the upper part of the trough, are disturbed by a broom, and collected, according to relative