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Meantime the two victorious frigates had hove to and were lowering their boats, ready to send on board and take possession of their prize.

From The Boy who sailed with Blake by Kingston, William Henry Giles

A runner had hove in sight, and the signal officer emerged to get his tidings.

From No Man's Land by McNeile, H. C. (Herman Cyril)

I obeyed my orders, and by the time I had put my men on board of the schooner, the brig had hove to and hauled down her colours to the Naiad.

From Percival Keene by Marryat, Frederick

The Dort was, by their reckoning, about thirty miles from the island, and having run in until after dark, they had hove to till the next morning.

From The Phantom Ship by Marryat, Frederick

My intense manner must have frightened the poor thing, for he ducked as swiftly as if he had been at a fair in Ireland and somebody had hove a cobble at his head.

From The O'Ruddy A Romance by Williams, C. D. (Charles D.)