A fuller examination of Smyth: Calling-v-singing-v-stepping (see above.)

BAND. The musicians of a band are called idlers in large ships.... ;)

BOATSWAIN. The officer who superintends the boat-sails, ship's-sails, rigging, canvas, colours, anchors, cables and cordage, committed to his charge. He ought also to take care that the blocks and running ropes are regularly placed to answer the purposes for which they are intended.... He pipes the hands to their several duties, seeing that they attend his call, and ought to be in every way a thorough seaman Although termed boatswain, the boats are not in his charge.... The boatswain is the officer of the first lieutenant; he gives no order, but reports defects, and carries out the will of his superior.

BOATSWAIN'S MATE. Is an assistant to the boatswain, who had the peculiar command of the long-boat. He summons the watch or crew by his whistle, and during his watch looks to the decks, and has peculiar calls for "grog," "'bout ship," "pipe to breakfast," " sweepers," &c.

BRING-TO AN ANCHOR, To. To let go the anchor in the intended port. "All hands bring ship to an anchor!" The order by which the people are summoned for that duty, by the pipes of the boatswain and his mates.

CALL. A peculiar silver pipe or whistle, used by the boatswain and his mates to attract attention, and summon the sailors to their meals or duties by various strains, each of them appropriated to some particular purpose, such as hoisting, heaving, lowering, veering away, belaying, letting go a tackle-fall, sweeping, &c. This piping is as attentively observed by sailors, as the bugle or beat of drum is obeyed by soldiers. The coxswains of the boats of French ships of war are supplied with calls to "in bow oar," or "of all," "oars," &c.

CABOOSE, Camboose, Coboose. The cook-room or kitchen of merchantmen on deck; a diminutive substitute for the galley of a man-of-war. It is generally furnished with cast-iron apparatus for cooking.

CAPSTAN-STEP (See Step of the Capstan.) The men march round to the tune of a fiddle or fife, and the phrase of excitement is, "Step out, lads, make your feet tell."

DRUMMER. The marine who beats the drum, and whose pay is equivalent to that of a private of fourteen years' standing.

FIFER AND FIDLER. Two very important aids in eliciting exact discipline; for hoisting, warping, and heaving at the capstan in proper time; rated a second-class petty officer styled " musician," pay £30, 8s. per annum.

OFF SHE GOES! Means run away with the purchase fall Move to the tune of the fifer. The first move when a vessel is launched.

PIPE. ...Also, a peculiar whistle for summoning the men to duty, and directing their attention by its varied sounds. (See Call.)

SHANTY. A small hut on or near a beach.

SONG. The call of soundings by the leadsman in the channels. Songs are also used to aid the men in keeping time when pulling on a rope, where a fife is not available. They are very common in merchant ships. The whalers have an improvised song when cutting docks in the ice in Arctic seas.

STAMP AND GO! The order to step out at the capstan, or with hawsers, topsail-haliards, &c., generally to the fife or fiddle.

STEP OUT, To. To move along simultaneously and cheerfully with a tackle-fall, &c.

TRUMPETER. A petty officer and musician stationed on the poop, to sound salutes and various evolutionary orders.

[Smyth, Adm. W.H , The Sailor's Word Book: An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, (London: Blackie and Son, 1867)]