fill away
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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Captain Lane thought of all these dangers, and was about to give the order to "fill away the main-yard," when something seemed to say to him: "There is some one in that boat!"
From Sustained honor The Age of Liberty Established by Musick, John R. (John Roy)
Come, fill away, and let us be moving.
From The Sea Lions The Lost Sealers by Cooper, James Fenimore
Captain Low had now only to fill away, and make sail, on his cruise.
From Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States by Semmes, Raphael
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
Then, at last, along comes you, and you havin’ turned up, I s’pose there’s no reason why we shouldn’t haul down our ensign, swing the head yards, and fill away to complete the v’yage?”
From The Strange Adventures of Eric Blackburn by Collingwood, Harry
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