razee

An armed ship with its upper deck cut away, and thus reduced to the next inferior rate, such as a seventy-four cut down to a frigate.

an old line-of-battle ship, (21 years of age,) cut down to a razee

To cut (a ship) down to a smaller number of decks, and thus to an inferior rate or class.

To trim or abridge by cutting off parts.

to razee a book, or an article

"Aye, aye! it was that accursed white whale that razeed me; made a poor pegging lubber of me for ever and a day!"