clew up

verb

1. adverb nautical to furl (a square sail) by gathering its clews up to the yard by means of clew lines

Example Sentences

Not a moment was to be lost, so I gave orders to clew up all our canvas and to let go the best bow anchor.

From Project Gutenberg

Raise main tack and sheet; man the main clew-garnets, buntlines, and leech-lines; clew up cheerily, lads!

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In the night we had a heavy squall which obliged us to clew up all our sails and soon after it fell calm.

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"If she had any hands aboard, you'd think they'd have sense enough to clew up her courses," the mate answered.

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Their next task was to haul down the smaller staysails, then to clew up and furl royals and topgallantsails.

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