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claw off

verb

(adverb, usually tr) nautical to avoid the dangers of (a lee shore or other hazard) by beating

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Nearby words

  1. claw back,
  2. claw bar,
  3. claw foot,
  4. claw hammer,
  5. claw hatchet,
  6. claw setting,
  7. claw-and-ball foot,
  8. clawed,
  9. clawhand,
  10. clawson
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