2. Cutwater. The portion of a ship's prow which cuts the water; here, perhaps, the lower part of the man's face; as we now say, "White about the gills."
PART IV
CHAPTER XVI
148, 1. Lillibullero. A political song written in 1686 to satirize James II of England. It had an immense popularity, and is said to have hastened the Revolution of 1688 in which James lost his kingship. It is often referred to in English literature.
149, 1. Dot and carry one. An irregular "thump, thump."
152, 1. Painter. The rope at the prow of a boat.
CHAPTER XVII
154, 1. Gallipot. A glazed earthen pot used by druggists to hold medicines.
2. Lipping astern. Dipping under a little in the stern.
CHAPTER XX
180, 1. Davy Jones. A sailor's name for either death or the devil.
CHAPTER XXI
184, 1. Doldrums. Certain regions about the equator which have either no winds or light and uncertain ones.
PART V
CHAPTER XXII
196, 1. Thwart. A piece of timber across the bottom.
CHAPTER XXIII
198, 1. Hawser. Rope used in warping the vessel.
CHAPTER XXIV
210, 1. Yawing. Going unsteadily from side to side.
CHAPTER XXVIII
233, 1. Doused. Loosened.
235, 1. Midcalf. A small island near a larger one is sometimes called a calf. The reference here is probably to the small island in the middle of the harbor. See the map.
