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Peruan. Yards, i. e., andang-andang (q.v.).
Perimpin. Petak. Petak ikan.
Pisang-pisang. Lit., the plantain or banana, i, e., the galver-strake or rubbing-strake. 'Pit. - Described as a spar or timber above the mainsail, apparently another name for the gaff or yard (possibly a confusion with English peak).
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The luff-rope (rope edging of foreport or "luff" of the sail).
The hold.
The fish-hold.
Rubing.
False gunwale, or wash-strake, made of palm-leaf and fixed on to the gunwale of Malay fishing-boats, &c.
- A dug-out with in-board wash-strake.
Solid forked lumber-piece for carrying quanting-poles, &c.
Sampan slit. Sangga (galah). Sauh. Anchor. Sengkar. A thwart. Sengkar b'lakang. Sengkar timba ruang.. Sengkar tiang (or tiyang).
Bailing-well thwarts. The mast thwart.
Senta. —
According to Klinkert, the fore and aft timbers on which the deck timbers (" deck baulks ") come to be laid.
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Senta (or rembat). Klinkert says: Rimbat, the false gunwale-piece taking the grommet (linggisan, q. v., but v. senta supra).
Serempu. Dug out keel-piece, previous to building upon, or, more strictly, "keel and bottom-piece."
Siar (or sier). Sail (Eng. ?).
Siku-siku. The "knees," according to Klinkert. Lit., it means the " elbows." S'kat kamudi. Aft thwart. S'kat 'luan. The bow thwart. Subang babi.
Lit., pig's ear-rings (from its shape), i. e., false stem-taking ends of false gunwale (rubing). Sulor-bayong. Ornamental wooden scroll finial in stern sheets of sea-canoe (kolek). Tajok.-Native forked rests (or crutches) for supporting the ends of the Malay awning or kajang.
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Stern-sheet thwart.
Tajok lelei (v. supra). - Elongated rib with knee at stern, taking the end of the rubing or surf-board.
Takal.
A single sheave block.
Tali anak. The lashing which holds cable to shank.
anjar.-Peak halyard (standing part).
anggo'. Lit., nodding or pitching rope the name given to the bob-stay of the
jongor (jib-boom, q. v.).
bara gai.. -"Rope used with boom of stern-mast." Main tack.
bubutan. -bustai.
Runners or running back-stays. (Eng.) "bob-stay."
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