Eschenburg, Johann Joachim, 1743-1820. [from old catalog], Fiske, Nathan Welby, 1798-1847, [from old catalog] ed. and tr · Philadelphia, E. C. & J. Biddle · leaf 240
oden {cKtvr] lv\tva) and the hangingyOKEvri Kpspaard). The 7rj)(5aX(ovi2, rudder, fixed not directly in the stern, but on the side ofthe ship, and near the stern. In the later periods, two rudders were used, one beingplaced, it is supposed, near the prow (hence vfjeg ajx(j>nrpfivoi); sometimes… … 203 GRECIAN ANTIQUITIES. a basket filled with stones ; afterwards made of iron with teeth, dSovreg, fastening it totlie earth; the largest of a ships anchors was called kpa, and hence /SaWsw ayK»paiupav obtained its proverbial sense, to resort to the last refuge. The cables attached tothe anchors,…
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