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clewlines

clewlines is the plural of clewline.

Meaning of clewline

Noun

clewline (plural clewlines)

  1. Outermost of the ropes with which a square sail is rolled up to the yard
    • If the halyards are not single, the yard must be sent down by a yard rope, like the topgallant yard. In some vessels, instead of making the sheets and clewlines fast to the jack, over-hand knots are taken in their ends, and they are let go.1863, Richard Henry Dana Jr, Captain Brown, Dana's Seaman's friend, page 24

Questions about clewlines

What is clewlines the plural of?
Clewlines is the plural of clewline.

Words near clewlines in the dictionary

  1. clewing up
  2. Clewiston
  3. clewkin
  4. clewless
  5. clewline
  6. clewlines
  7. clews
  8. clews down
  9. clews up
  10. Clewses
  11. Clex

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