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pricker_. STABILITY. A quality implying a ship's capacity to bear every motion of the sea. STACK. A precipitous rock rising out of the sea, in northern hydrography. STACKEN CLOUD. The same as _cumulus_ (which see). STADE. The Anglo-Saxon _staede_, still in use. A station for ships. From stade is derived _staith_ (which see). STAFF. A light pole erected in different parts of a ship, whereon to hoist and display the colours; as, _the ensign-staff_, reared immediately over the stern; _the jack-staff_, fixed on the bowsprit-cap. In military affairs, the staff includes all officials not having direct and specific military command, as the adjutant-general, quartermaster-general, majors of brigade, aides-de-camp, &c. This term has been unaccountably pilfered by the admiralty lately from the army, as a prefix to a naval title. STAFF-CAPTAIN. A designation conferred in 1863 upon masters of the fleet. STAFF-COMMANDERS. A designation conferred in 1863 on masters of fifteen years' seniority. STAFF-OFFICER. On the general staff of the army, or of a combined force. _See_ STAFF. STAG. A name given to a rock that should be watched for, as off the Lizard, Castlehaven, &c. STAGE. Planks let over the ship's sides by ropes, whereon the people may stand when repairing, &c.--_A floating stage_ is one which does not need the support of ropes.--_Stage-gangway_ (_see_ BROW). STAGER. A resident or practised person. _See_ OLD-STAGER. STAGGERING UNDER IT. A ship's labouring under as much canvas as she can bear. STAGNES. A statute term for pools of standing water. STAITH [Anglo-Saxon _staede_]. An embankment on the river bank whence to load vessels. Also, a large wooden wharf, with a timber frame of either shoots or drops, according to circumstances. STAKES. A _weir_ (which see) for taking fish, as black-stakes, &c. STAL-BOAT. A peculiar fishing-boat, mentioned in statute 27 Eliz. c. 21. STALKERS. Certain fishing-nets mentioned in old statutes. STAMMAREEN. The after or helmsman's seat in a Shetland fishing-boat. STAMP AND GO! The order to step out at the capstan, or with hawsers, topsail-halliards, &c., generally to the fife or fiddle. STANCH. _See_ STAUNCH. STANCHIONS. Any fixed upright support. Also, those posts of wood or iron which, being placed pillar-wise, support the waist-trees and guns. STANCHIONS OF THE NETTINGS. Slender bars of iron or wood, the lower ends of which are fixed in iron sock
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