free sheet

noun

, Printing.

We ran up the stream with a free sheet for six hours, when we stopped for a short time to get the kettle boiled.

It blew now from the south-east, and the boat reached out with a free sheet.

It was quite dark, when, running in with a free sheet, we came close to a large barge rowed by six men.

And, thinking of a free sheet, Bess gave the little sloop a foot or two more of main-sheet.

An' yet, did ever a vessel get anywhere without a free sheet at times?

April 24, 2024gallimaufry

[gal-uh-maw-free ]

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