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| Customary Dispatch | Usual and accustomed speed. |
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| Customs | Government officials responsible for regulating goods, services and supplies into a country. |
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| Customs Manifest | Document listing all personal goods of crew members. |
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| Cut | The shape or design of a sail. |
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| Cut of His Jib | The recognition of a person by his recognizable characteristics (originally, the shape of the nose) |
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| Cut Splice | Two lines spliced together to form an eye. |
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| Cutlass | A short, curved sword associated with naval hand-to-hand combat. |
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| Cutlass Bearing | The bearing surrounding the propeller shaft where it exits the hull. |
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| Cutter | A single masted sailboat similar to a sloop except sails are arranged so that many combinations of areas may be obtained. A sail plan with two headsails, a main jib and a smaller staysail set between the jib and the mast. |
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| Cutting His Painter | A seaman's personal "painter" is his lifeline, and if it is severed, he dies. |
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| Cutwater | The forward curve of the stem of a ship. |
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