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clew down Definition


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clew
noun
    1. naut.
      The corner of a ship's sail.
    2. old use
      A ball of thread.
verb
    clewed, clewing
    1. To coil up into a ball.
Etymology: Anglo-Saxon cliewen ball of thread.

Phrasal Verb: clew up or down
    To haul a sail up or to let it down.


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