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Deserter :: Deserter (n.) One who forsakes a duty, a cause or a party, a friend, or any one to whom he owes service; especially, a soldier or a seaman who abandons the service without leave; one guilty of desertion..

Seam :: Seam (n.) Hence, a line of junction; a joint; a suture, as on a ship, a floor, or other structure; the line of union, or joint, of two boards, planks, metal plates, etc..

Tarpaulin :: Tarpaulin (n.) Hence, a sailor; a seaman; a tar..

Oakum :: Oakum (n.) The material obtained by untwisting and picking into loose fiber old hemp ropes; -- used for calking the seams of ships, stopping leaks, etc..

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

Shipman :: Shipman (n.) A seaman, or sailor..

Junk :: "Junk (n.) Pieces of old cable or old cordage, used for making gaskets, mats, swabs, etc., and when picked to pieces, forming oakum for filling the seams of ships..

Carvelbuilt :: Carvelbuilt (a.) Having the planks meet flush at the seams, instead of lapping as in a clinker-built vessel..

Seamanship :: Seamanship (n.) The skill of a good seaman; the art, or skill in the art, of working a ship..

Seam :: Seam (v. t.) To form a seam upon or of; to join by sewing together; to unite.

Needlewoman :: Needlewoman (n.) A woman who does needlework; a seamstress.

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

Ramble :: Ramble (n.) A bed of shale over the seam.

Semster :: Semster (n.) A seamster.

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

Seamstress :: Seamstress (n.) A woman whose occupation is sewing; a needlewoman.

Welt :: Welt (n.) In carpentry, a strip of wood fastened over a flush seam or joint, or an angle, to strengthen it..

Sea Language :: Sea language () The peculiar language or phraseology of seamen; sailor's cant.

Afterguard :: Afterguard (n.) The seaman or seamen stationed on the poop or after part of the ship, to attend the after-sails..

Burgoo :: Burgoo (n.) A kind of oatmeal pudding, or thick gruel, used by seamen..

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