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Hatch cover (Luik) Hawsehole (Kluis)
anchor cable.
Hawser (Paardelijn) purposes.
A cover for an opening in a deck. An opening in the bow for the
Heavy line used for various
Kevel (Kruishout) A type of large cleat fitted to the waist bulwark on the forecastle and near the poop to belay thick ropes such as tacks and sheets.
Kevel rail (Halsmast) The plank inside the bulwark of the waist onto which both midship kevels were mounted.
Knee (Knie) A piece of compass wood used to reinforce angled joints.
Knight (Knecht) A vertical post with sheaves that projected through the deck and was used to hoist yards and other heavy loads.
Lanyard (Reep) A piece of rope rove through the deadeyes, stay blocks, and other devices to set up taut the standing rigging.
Ledge (Rib) Support for the deck planks between the waterway and the binding strakes, laid parallel to the beams.
Leech (Gording) One of the vertical edges of a square sail.
Leech line 1. (Dempgording): Line for pulling the leeches up to the yard. 2. (Nokgording): Line used to haul the leech up to the yard when furling the sail.
Length (Lengte) The distance from the outside of
the stem to the outside of the sternpost. Use of these two reference points was the only available method for defining a ship’s length before it was constructed.
Lift (Toppenant) A rope to lift or hold up the yardarm, particularly when the yard is lowered.
Limber hole (Lokgat) A space between the upper face of garboard strakes and the bottom face of floor timbers beside the keel that allowed water to drain toward the pumps.
Lining, lining cloth (Bout) An extra piece of cloth stitched to a sail wherever extra wear and tear is expected.
Lintel (Drempel ) The upper sill of a gunport. Lion (Leeuw) A figurehead shaped like a lion.
Head of the mast (Top) Square part at the highest part of the mast on which the mast cap is placed.
Heel of the keel (Hieling) Aftermost part of the keel.
Height of breadth ribband. See Master ribband.
Herm piece (Terme, hoekman) A carved support underneath the second deck between the quarter consoles, often in the shape of a stylized figure.
Hook and chain (Hel ) Tool for pressing planks of the bottom sideways to each other during construction.
Hounds (Achtkant, hommer, krans) Octagonal framing at the foot of the masthead where the trestletrees are attached.
(Huiddicht) Planking between the top of the bilges and the lower wale.
Jackscrew (Dommekracht) objects.
A tool for lifting heavy
Joint (Las) Connection between two pieces of wood. There are many variants: hook and butt scarf, boxing, sidescarf, lapscarf, etc.
(Kam) An ornamental connection between the lower and the upper beam of the beakhead.
(Katteblok) Block provided with a hook and one or more sheaves that served as a component of the tackle.
Keel (Kiel) The backbone of the ship, carrying the stem, stern, and frames.
Keelson (Kolsem) A major component of the ship’s structure, fitted parallel to the keel, over the floor timbers, and fastened to the keel through the floor timbers, creating a girder with the keel.
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