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clew / kloō/ • n. 1. the lower or after corner of a sail.2. (clews) Naut. the cords by which a hammock is suspended. ∎ (clew) a ball of thread (used esp. with reference to the thread supposedly used by Theseus to mark his way out of the Cretan labyrinth).3. archaic variant of clue.• v. [tr.] (clew a sail up) Sailing haul up the clews of a sail to the yard or into the mast ready for furling. ∎ (clew a sail down) lower an upper square sail by hauling down on the clew lines while slacking away on the halyard.
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