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Clewed – definitions in English dictionary

verb

Raise (or lower) a square sail by the clews when furling (or unfurling).

Usage examples:

It is mostly the way to man the clew-lines and the bunt-lines, ease off the lee-sheet and clew it up.
noun

The lower or after corner of a sail.

Usage examples:

I started to give the outhaul a good yank to get the foot of the main tight and the damned thing ca…
noun

The cords by which a hammock is suspended.

Usage examples:

Tie the clew down to the boom using a reef knot.
noun

A ball of thread.

Usage examples:

A clew of sugán rope or ceirtlin súgán in traditional style was made of bent grass by peter shevlin…

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Klommen, Schudden

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Écorché

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Gekniffen

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Clewed, लच्छा बनाना

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Stordito

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잘린, 실톳으로 만들다, 돛귀를 당기다

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Закрученный, Сматывать в клубок, Заканчивать работу, Брать паруса на гитовы

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Desgarrado, Informar a uno, Poner a uno al tanto

Word origin

Old English cliwen, cleowen (denoting a rounded mass, also a ball of thread), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kluwen . All senses are also recorded for the form clue.

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Clewed – similar words

clews

noun

The lower or after corner of a sail.

Usage examples:

I started to give the outhaul a good yank to get the foot of the main tight and the damned thing ca…
verb

Archaic variant of clue.

Clews - all meanings in English

clewing

verb

Raise (or lower) a square sail by the clews when furling (or unfurling).

Usage examples:

It is mostly the way to man the clew-lines and the bunt-lines, ease off the lee-sheet and clew it up.
noun

The lower or after corner of a sail.

Usage examples:

I started to give the outhaul a good yank to get the foot of the main tight and the damned thing ca…
noun

The cords by which a hammock is suspended.

Usage examples:

Tie the clew down to the boom using a reef knot.
Clewing - all meanings in English

clew

noun

The lower or after corner of a sail.

Usage examples:

I started to give the outhaul a good yank to get the foot of the main tight and the damned thing ca…
verb

Archaic variant of clue.

Clew - all meanings in English

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