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One of the clews or lower corners of a course or a topsail when the middle part or the rest of the sail is furled.
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A ball of thread; a thread or other means of guidance. Same as Clew.
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A piece of oak bolted perpendicularly on the side of a vessel, to aid in drawing down and securing the clew of the mainsail.
imp. & p. p. & vb. n
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To direct; to guide, as by a thread.
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To move of draw (a sail or yard) by means of the clew garnets, clew lines, etc.; esp. to draw up the clews of a square sail to the yard.
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Alt. of Clue
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A swinging couch or bed, usually made of netting or canvas about six feet wide, suspended by clews or cords at the ends.
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