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| clew [ kloo ] |
noun (plural clews) |
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1. ball of thread: a wound ball of thread or yarn
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2. sailing corner of fore-and-aft sail: the rear lower corner of a triangular or four-sided sail set along the length of a boat
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3. sailing corner of sail set across boat: either of the two lower corners of a sail such as a square sail or a spinnaker set parallel to the width of a boat
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plural noun clews |
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nautical hammock cords: the cords by which a hammock is suspended
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transitive verb (past and past participle clewed, present participle clew·ing, 3rd person present singular clews) |
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roll thread into ball: to roll thread or yarn into a ball
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| [ Old English cliwen, probably related to claw] |
