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three masts, each of which is composedof a lower-mast, a top-mast, and a top-gallant-mast, with the yards and othermachinery thereto belonging.
Ship of war, (vaisseau de guerre , Fr.)a vessel belonging to the royal navy,and armed for action.
Merchant Ship , (vaisseau marehand ,Fr.) a ship of burthen, constructed forthe purposes of trade.
Head-quarter Ship, the ship on whichthe commander in chief of an expeditionis embarked, and from which signals aremade for the commanding officers, adju-tants, &c. of corps, to attend.
Hospital Ship, the ship in which thesick and wounded soldiers, &c. are takencare of on expeditions, and during seavoyages. The guu-deck is entirely ap-propriated for the reception of the sick,and is flush, without cabins or bulk-heads, except one of deal, or canvass, forseparating those in malignant distem-pers.
Prison Ship, a ship appropriated forthe reception of prisoners of war, &c.
Slop Ship, a vessel appointed as a de-pot of clothes for the seamen.
Store Ship, a vessel employed to car-ry artillery and stores for the use of afleet, fortress, or garrison.
Troop Ship, a vessel appointed tocarry troops. It is also called a trans-port.
SIIOCCA, lnd. any letter written bythe king.
SHOCK, (choc , Fr.) conflict; mutualimpression; violence; violent concourse;as the shock of cavalry.
To Shock, to meet with hostile vio-lence.
To SHOE , to fit the foot with a shoe.This word is usually confined to a horse.The French say ferrer un cheval. Anexcellent regulation took place in 1812,by which -every soldier belonging to acavalry regiment is taught how to shoehis horse.
SHOEING-forra, (ckausse-pied , Fr.) ahorn used to facilitate the admission ofthe foot into a narrow shoe. Soldiersshould always take care to have theirshoes easy.
To be SHOOK in the shoulder. Ahorse may be shook in the shoulder,either from accident, or through hardriding; in which case, he never can bereckoned safe: his feet may be good.
SHOOKREWAR, lnd . a word whichcorresponds with Friday.
To SHOOT, to discharge a cun, See,
To Shoot, a term in carpentry, signi-fying to take off the edge of a board,&c. with the jointer-plane.
To Shoot a bridge , to go through thatpart of a biidge through which the maincurrent runs: as, to shoot London bridge.
SHOOTING. See Gunnery andProjectile .
SHORE, a coast of land near the sea.
Shore, in architecture, a prop to sup-port a building.
ToSiiore up, in architecture, to prop;to support.
SHORTEN pour bridle , a word ofcommand used in cavalry, viz.
1st. Seize the upper end of the reinsof the bridle, which is to lie on the rightside of the horse, with the right hand.
2d. Bring it up as high as your chin,keeping your right elbow on a levelwith your shoulder.
3d. Slip your left hand along the reinsof the bridle, and take hold of the loopor button, which is near the upper endof the reins.
4th. Slip the loop down with the lefthand as low as the pommel of the saddle.
5th. Bring the right hand down withlife on the right holster-cap, quittingthe reins of the bridle with both hands.
SHCRT-ro//. See Signals.
SHORT-;oi»ted. A horse is said to beshort-jointed that has a short pastern.
Short-jointed horses do not, usually,manage well; but out of the manage,they are the best for travel or fatigue.
SHOT, a denomination given to allkind of balls used for artillery and fire-arms; those for cannon being of iron,and those for guns and pistols, &c. oflead.
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To find the toeight of an iron Shot,whose diameter is given; and the con-trary. Rule . Double the cube of thediameter in inches, and multiply it by7; so will the product (rejecting the 2last or right-hand figures) be the weightin pounds.
Example. What is the weight of aniron shot of 7 inches diameter ? Thecube of 7 is 343, which doubled is 686,and this multiplied by 7 produces 4802,which, with the right hand figures re-jected, gives 48 pounds, the weight re-quired.