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clew-garnet

clew-garnet noun: a rope attaching to the clew (lower corner) of a sail, used to furl it.

Noun

clew-garnet (plural clew-garnets)

  1. A rope attaching to the clew (lower corner) of a sail, used to furl it.
    • “Cast off the topsail sheets, clew garnets, leechlines and buntlines!” The order came thinly through the roar of the wind.1923, Charles Boardman Hawes, The Dark Frigate, Chapter 8

Forms of clew-garnet

pluralclew-garnets

Questions about clew-garnet

What does clew-garnet mean?
Clew-garnet means a rope attaching to the clew (lower corner) of a sail, used to furl it.
What part of speech is clew-garnet?
Clew-garnet is a noun.
What is the plural of clew-garnet?
The plural of clew-garnet is clew-garnets.

Words near clew-garnet in the dictionary

  1. clew
  2. clew down
  3. clew line
  4. clew lines
  5. clew up
  6. clew-garnet
  7. clew-garnets
  8. clewed
  9. clewed down
  10. clewed up
  11. Clewell

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