nd till her head is directed the
same way as at first, this makes a _round turn and elbow_. A round turn
is also the passing a rope completely round a timber-head, or any proper
thing, in order to hold on. (_See_ HOLDING-ON.) Also, to pass a rope
over a belaying pin. Also, the bending of any timber or plank upwards,
but especially the beams which support the deck, and curve upwards
towards the middle of the deck. This is for the purpose of strength, and
for the convenience of the run of water to the scuppers.--_To round up_
a fall or tackle, is to gather in the slack; the reverse of overhaul.

ROUND UP OF THE TRANSOMS. That segment of a circle to which they are
sided, or of beams to which they are moulded.

ROUNDURE. An old English word for circle.

ROUSE, TO. To man-handle. "Rouse in the cable," haul it in, and make it
taut.

ROUSE AND BIT. The order to turn out of the hammocks.

ROUST. A word used in the north of Scotland to signify a tumultuous
current or tide, occasioned by the meeting of rapid waters. (_See_
ROOST.)

ROUT. The confusion and disorder created in any body of men when
defeated and dispersed.

ROUTE. The order for the movement of a body of men, specifying its
various stages and dates of march.

ROUTINE. Unchanging adherence to official system, which, if carried too
far in matters of service, often bars celerity, spirit, and consequently
success.

ROVE. A rope when passed through a block or sheave-hole.

ROVENS. A corruption of _rope-bands_ (which see). Also, the ravellings
of canvas or buntin.

ROVER. A pirate or freebooter. (_See_ PIRATE.) Also, a kind of piratical
galley of the Barbary States.

ROVING COMMISSION. An authority granted by the Admiralty to a select
officer in command of a vessel, to cruise wherever he may see fit. [From
the Anglo-Saxon _rowen_.]

ROW, TO. To propel a boat or vessel by oars or sweeps, which are managed
in a direction nearly horizontal. (_See_ OAR.)

ROW DRY! The order to those who row, not to splash water into the boat.

ROWED OF ALL! The orders for the rowers to cease, and toss their oars
into the boat simultaneously, in naval style.

ROW IN THE SAME BOAT, TO. To be of similar principles.

ROWL. The iron or wooden shiver, or wheel, for a whip-tackle.

ROWLE. A light crane, formerly much used in clearing boats and holds.

ROWLOCKS. Those spaces in the gunwale, or upper edge of a boat's side,
wherein the oars work in the act of rowing.

ROW-PORTS.