nstitutions,
hospitals, and other establishments. Also, a revolving bifurcate
pendulum, with two iron balls, whose centrifugal divergence equalizes
the motion of the steam-engine.

GOW. An old northern term for the gull.

GOWDIE. The _Callionymus lyra_, dragonet, or chanticleer.

GOWK. The cuckoo; but also used for a stupid, good-natured fellow.

GOWK-STORM. Late vernal equinoctial gales contemporary with the gowk or
cuckoo.

GOWT, OR GOTE. A limited passage for water.

GOYLIR. A small sea-bird held to precede a storm; hence seamen call them
_malifiges_. Arctic gull.

GRAB. The large coasting vessel of India, generally with two masts, and
of 150 to 300 tons.--_To grab._ In familiar language, to catch or snatch
at anything with violence.

GRABBLE, TO. To endeavour to hook a sunk article. To catch fish by hand
in a brook.

GRAB SERVICE. Country vessels first employed by the Bombay government
against the pirates; afterwards erected into the Bombay Marine.

GRACE. _See_ ACT OF GRACE.

GRADE. A degree of rank; a step in order or dignity.

GRAFTING. An ornamental weaving of fine yarns, &c., over the strop of a
block; or applied to the tapered ends of the ropes, and termed pointing.

GRAIN OF TIMBER. In a transverse section of a tree, two different
grains are seen: those running in a circular manner are called the
_silver grain_; the others radiate, and are called _bastard
grain_.--_Grain_ is also a whirlwind not unfrequent in Normandy, mixed
with rain, but seldom continues above a quarter of an hour. They may be
foreseen, and while they last the sea is very turbulent; they may return
several times in the same day, a dead calm succeeding.

GRAIN. In the _grain of_, is immediately preceding another ship in the
same direction.--_Bad-grain_, a sea-lawyer; a nuisance.

GRAIN-CUT TIMBER. That which is cut athwart the grain when the grain of
the wood does not partake of the shape required.

GRAINED POWDER. That corned or reduced into grains from the cakes, and
distinguished from mealed powder, as employed in certain preparations.

GRAINS. A five-pronged fish-spear, grains signifying branches.

GRAIN UPSET. When a mast suffers by buckles, it is said to have its
grain upset. A species of wrinkle on the soft outer grain which will be
found corresponding to a defect on the other side. It is frequently
produced by an injudicious setting up of the rigging.

GRAM. A species of pulse given to horses, sheep, and oxen i