
[The following illustrated glossary first appeared in its entirety in Wooden Ship Building and the Interpretation of Shipwrecks, by J.
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Nautical Term: Aft Meaning: Toward the stern of the boat. Nautical Term: Marlinspike Meaning: A tool for opening the strands of a rope while splicing.
Nautical Term: Screw Meaning: A boat's propeller. Nautical Term: Stow Meaning: To put an item in its proper place.
Nautical Term: Gangway Meaning: The area of a ship's side where people board and disembark. By 1890, most sculptors relied heavily on show figures for their income, and show figures were no longer dominated by the racist images of Indians and Turks. In the mid-19th century, both the role and subject matter of nautical figureheads were changed dramatically by the growth of the carving industry and decline of wooden shipbuilding.