fill away
Britishverb
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It was necessary to fill away, in order to close with them, and a night-signal was made to that effect.
From The Two Admirals by James Fenimore Cooper
Instead of obeying the order, the boatman hauled in his sheet, and the sloop began to fill away.
From Stand By The Union by L. J. (Lewis Jesse) Bridgman
Then keep your weather eye on me and follow in my wake when I fill away for Newbern.
From True To His Colors by Harry Castlemon
Her superior sailing qualities enabled her to escape, and by the time the yacht was ready to fill away in pursuit, she was almost out of sight in the darkness.
From No Moss The Career of a Rolling Stone by Harry Castlemon
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 Louis Becke
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