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Rudderpost :: Rudderpost (n.) The shank of a rudder, having the blade at one end and the attachments for operating it at the other..

Afterpiece :: Afterpiece (n.) The heel of a rudder.

Rudder :: Rudder (n.) A riddle or sieve.

Wheel :: Wheel (n.) A circular frame having handles on the periphery, and an axle which is so connected with the tiller as to form a means of controlling the rudder for the purpose of steering..

Sternsman :: Sternpost (n.) A straight piece of timber, or an iron bar or beam, erected on the extremity of the keel to support the rudder, and receive the ends of the planks or plates of the vessel..

Helm :: Helm (n.) The apparatus by which a ship is steered, comprising rudder, tiller, wheel, etc.; -- commonly used of the tiller or wheel alone..

Stere :: Stere (n.) A rudder. See 5th Steer.

Disrudder :: Disrudder (v. t.) To deprive of the rudder, as a ship..

Skeg :: Skeg (n.) The after part of the keel of a vessel, to which the rudder is attached..

Rother :: Rother (n.) A rudder.

Rudderstock :: Rudderstock (n.) The main part or blade of the rudder, which is connected by hinges, or the like, with the sternpost of a vessel..

Shole :: Shole (n.) A plank fixed beneath an object, as beneath the rudder of a vessel, to protect it from injury; a plank on the ground under the end of a shore or the like..

Sole :: Sole (n.) A piece of timber attached to the lower part of the rudder, to make it even with the false keel..

Rudder :: Rudder (n.) The mechanical appliance by means of which a vessel is guided or steered when in motion. It is a broad and flat blade made of wood or iron, with a long shank, and is fastened in an upright position, usually by one edge, to the sternpost of the vessel in such a way that it can be turned from side to side in the water by means of a tiller, wheel, or other attachment..

Steerling :: Steerless (a.) Having no rudder.

Rudderhead :: Rudderhead (n.) The upper end of the rudderpost, to which the tiller is attached..

Tiller :: Tiller (n.) A lever of wood or metal fitted to the rudder head and used for turning side to side in steering. In small boats hand power is used; in large vessels, the tiller is moved by means of mechanical appliances. See Illust. of Rudder. Cf. 2d Helm, 1..

Ship :: Ship (v. t.) To put in its place; as, to ship the tiller or rudder..

Coble :: Coble (n.) A flat-floored fishing boat with a lug sail, and a drop rudder extending from two to four feet below the keel. It was originally used on the stormy coast of Yorkshire, England..

Gudgeon :: Gudgeon (n.) A metal eye or socket attached to the sternpost to receive the pintle of the rudder.

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