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Loggerhead, o
| Глоссарий морской лексики и терминологии (английский язык) |
Logger-heat. a round ball of iron attached to a long handle with a hook at the end of it. it heats tar by being made hot in the fire, and then plunged into the tar-bucket. it was also used to pound cocoa before chocolate was supplied. also, an upright rounded piece of wood, near the stern of a whale-boat, for catching a turn of the line to. also, a name given to a well-known turtle, chelonia caouana, from its having a great head; it is sometimes called the whooper or whapper. (see turtle.)
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Logwood, английский
Dyewood, h?matoxylon campechianum. it occurs on both sides of the american coasts near the isthmus of darien, and is a great article of trade, varying from ?5 to ?10 per ton. recent discoveries of the products of coal have reduced the price.
Logged, английский
- Entered in the log. a very serious punishment, not long disused, as a mark of disgrace, by recording the omissions of an officer. it may yet be demanded if arrest ensues.
- When a ship is on her beam ends, or in that state in which she is unmanageable at sea. (see water-logged.)
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