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clewed

clewed is the simple past and past participle of clew.

Meaning of clew

Verb

clew (third-person singular simple present clews, present participle clewing, simple past and past participle clewed)

  1. (transitive) to roll into a ball
  2. (intransitive, transitive) to raise the lower corner(s) of (a sail)

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Phrases with clewed

Questions about clewed

What is clewed the simple past and past participle of?
Clewed is the simple past and past participle of clew.

Words near clewed in the dictionary

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

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