Deadeye

Description

A round, laterally flattened wooden block, encircled by a rope or an iron band, and pierced with three holes to recieve the lanyard, used to extend the shrouds and stays, and for other purposes.

Keywords

deadeye, Knot, line, Rope

Galleries

Miscellaneous Ship Illustrations

Source:

William & Robert Chambers Encyclopaedia - A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People (Philadelphia, PA: J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1881)

Courtesy the private collection of Roy Winkelman