The naval apprentics's kedge anchor, or, Young sailor's assistant ... appertaining to the practical evolutions of seamanship, rigging, knotting, splicing blocks, purchases, running rigging, and other miscellaneous matters applicable to ships of war and others ... (1841)
Brady, William N., d. 1887 · New York : Frye & Shaw · leaf 50
ng the end under the lastturn, and hove well taut, and an overhanded knotclapped on the end of the seizing, and cut oif closeto the knot. Note. When this is clapped on the end of a rope,and round the standing part, it is called an end seiz-ing, if on the two parts, below the end, a middle orquarter… … 41 times on the footropes of jibbooms in the place of anoverhanded knot, as the Turks head is much neaterthan the knot, and considered by some an ornament.It is generally made of small white line. Take aclove hitch with the line round the rope you intendto make the Turks head on, then cross the…
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