e Spanish navy by twelve
experienced navigators.

KOOLIE, OR COOLIE. An Indian day-labourer and porter.

KOOND. A large cistern at a watering-place in India.

KOPEK. A Russian copper coin, 100 of which make a rouble; in value
nearly a halfpenny, and named from _kopea_, a spear, because formerly
stamped with St. George spearing the dragon.

KOROCORA. A broad-beamed Molucca vessel, with high stem and stern, and
an out-rigger. It is common among the Malay islands.

KOTA. An excellent turpentine procured in India.

KOUPANG. A gold coin of Japan and the Moluccas, of various value, from
25 to 44 shillings.

KOWDIE. The New Zealand pine spars.

KRABLA. A Russian vessel, usually from Archangel, fitted for killing the
whale, walrus, and other Arctic quarry.

KRAKEN. The fictitious sea-monster of Norway.

KRANG. The body of a whale when divested of its blubber, and therefore
abandoned by the whalers.

KRAYER. A small vessel, but perhaps larger than the cogge, being thus
mentioned in the _Morte Arthure_--

"Be thanne cogge appone cogge, krayers and other."

KREE, TO. A north-country word: to beat, or bruise.

KREEL. A framework of timber for the catching of fish, especially
salmon. Also a crab-pot, made of osiers, on the principal of a wire
mouse-trap. Also, a sportsman's fishing basket.

KRENNEL. The smaller cringle for bowline bridles, &c.

KRINGLE, TO. To dry and shrivel up. Also a form of _cringle_ (which
see).

KRIS. The formidable dagger used by the Malays.

KROO-MEN, OR CREW-MEN. Fishmen. A tribe of African negroes inhabiting
Cape Palmas, Krou-settra, and Settra-krou, subjects of Great Britain,
and cannot be made slaves; they are specially employed in wooding and
watering where hazardous to European constitutions.

KUB-HOUSE, OR CUBBOOS. _See_ CABOOSE.

KYAR. Cordage made in India from the fibres which envelope the cocoa
nut, and having the advantage of elasticity and buoyancy, makes capital
cables for country ships. (_See_ COIR.)

KYDLE. A dam in a river for taking fish--

"Fishes love soote smell; also it is trewe
Thei love not old kydles as thei doe the newe."

KYLE. A bay, or arm of the sea, on our northern shores, as the Kyles of
Bute, &c.

KYNTALL. An old form of _quintal_ (which see).

L.

L. The three L's were formerly vaunted by seamen who despised the use of
nautical astronomy; viz. lead, latitude, and look-out, all of them
admirable in their way. Dr. or Capta