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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: To clew up (0.01696 detik)
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Definition: To clew up
Clew
\Clew\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Clewed p. pr. & vb. n.
Clewing.] [Cf. D. kluwenen. See
Clew, n.]
1. To direct; to guide, as by a thread. [Obs.]
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Direct and clew me out the way to happiness. --Beau.
& Fl.
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2. (Naut.) 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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To clew down (Naut.), to force (a yard) down by hauling on
the clew lines.
To clew up (Naut.), to draw (a sail) up to the yard, as for
furling.
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