fill away
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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In half an hour Chaplin returned, and gaining the deck said, in his usual cool way, to the mate: "Hoist in the boat and fill away again as quick as possible."
From The Ebbing Of The Tide South Sea Stories - 1896 by Becke, Louis
The officer told Captain Tilton that when the British ensign was hauled down, he might fill away, and proceed on his voyage.
From Jack in the Forecastle or, Incidents in the Early Life of Hawser Martingale by Sleeper, John Sherburne
No sooner had their officer returned, however, than an order was given to fill away, it being supposed that the Poughkeepsie had no further concern with the brigantine.
From Jack Tier by Cooper, James Fenimore
Come, fill away, and let us be moving.
From The Sea Lions The Lost Sealers by Cooper, James Fenimore
I now resolved to fill away, stand down toward the equator, and hold myself stationary, for a few days, at the “crossing” of that famous great circle.
From Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States by Semmes, Raphael
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