cable housing: A box to stow away ropes and cable
canon irons: cannon balls
careen: To tilt or shore-up a vessel in order to clean or repair the hull below the water line
cassava: A nutrient-rich root vegetable used for making yuca bread
cob: #
crewel work: A type of surface embroidery using wool
Cromwell’s musket: A term implying incompetance or inacuracy
cubit: A measure of length, approximately equal to the length of a forearm
cummerbund: A sash worn around the waist
cutlass: A short sword with a slightly curved blade
cutter: A small boat used to ferry passengers or light stores from a larger vessel
glossary C-D
deck: Any horizontal platform in a vessel
draught / draft: The vertical distance between the waterline and the keel (deepest part of the vessel)
duppy: An evil spirit or ghost in Jamaican folklore often appearing in the form of a dog barking or howling through the night.
Dutch Fluyt: A square-rigged ocean going vessel with two or three masts
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