Clewed

"let go the anchor," which Main Brace did promptly, with an "Ay, ay, sir!" and then he "clewed" up the sails, and spread a white and red striped and red-fringed awning over the place where they were seated, and said he was now going on with the story. ❋ Unknown (1856)

As quietly as was possible, I clewed up the topsails, lowered the flying jib and staysail, backed the jib over, and flattened the mainsail. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The topsails were soon clewed up and made fast, then the flying jib run down and furled. ❋ Unknown (2010)

He ordered more of his men aboard, and had all the canvas clewed up and furled snugly away. ❋ Unknown (2010)

August 24, 2009 at 8:16 pm hee hee, ai definitlee nawt clebber enuff tew figger taht owt bye myseff! nc66 clewed us in awn wun uv the lols on friedegg, is simlar tew haow u dew teh strike ober effekt er wat u dew tew leev a bloo wordid linkee… ❋ Unknown (2009)

In a few minutes we had the yard lowered and the sail clewed up. ❋ Unknown (2007)

We got the sail clewed up without its going to pieces, but it took us over an hour. ❋ Unknown (2003)

On the morning of the 17th, then, the sails were clewed up, and the Fram began to roll even worse than with the sails set. ❋ Unknown (2003)

At the beginning of her watch, at first sight of storm, the captain had ordered the sails hauled down and clewed up. ❋ Hobb, Robin (1998)

The breeze was light and visibility good, but the ship proceeded with only two brails of the mainsail clewed down from the yard because the captain believed Erdin was just over the horizon. ❋ Unknown (1997)

And at eight bells that night we clewed up our main royal ❋ Unknown (1996)

If I were Bosun McHearty I daresay I could describe how we jibed with our futtock gans'ls clewed up to the orlop bitts, and weathered her, d'ye see, with a lee helm and all plain sail in the bilges, burn me buttocks. ❋ Fraser, George MacDonald, 1925- (1971)

The canvas was carried clean from the bolt-ropes, the sheets were let go, and the lighter sails clewed up, and an attempt made to get the ship's head to the wind and lay her to. ❋ A. R. [Illustrator] Waud (N/A)

Then the fore-top-sail was clewed up, the spanker set, the yards braced up sharp, and the ship continued forging ahead with increased motion. ❋ A. R. [Illustrator] Waud (N/A)

-- The ship approached on a signal being made, the sails were clewed up, and a rope fixed to the anchor; but the ice shivering with the violence of the strain when the ship fell astern, the anchor flew out and the ship went adrift. ❋ Anonymous (N/A)

She had scarce hoisted her colors, which were Danish, when her main-topsail sheet gave way; on observing which, Captain Nicholls conceiving her main-topsail was to be clewed up, and she would come to his assistance, immediately imparted the good news to the priest and the rest. ❋ Anonymous (N/A)

On sounding the well, and finding the ship had sprung a leak, and now had five feet water in the hold, the people clewed up the main-topsail, hauled up the mainsail, and immediately endeavored to furl both, but could not effect it. ❋ Anonymous (N/A)

Then came the biremes with their double rows of oars, and clewed-up sails, swinging on the yards. ❋ Richard Short (N/A)

Thank God we [hired] that Clew, we just got three more [studio] [deals] this week. ❋ Laurentaylor (2011)

that [clew] over there wont stop tryng to [sell] me his [sweaters] ❋ Jlaur (2006)

Dude, have you [taken] clew out for [a walk in the park] [this morning] ? ❋ Slssfw (2005)

[God damn] dude! Last night I [Sam] Clewesed [so bad]!!! ❋ Y0L0345 (2012)

'I saw this gas station in [Sidney] called Bread N' Loaf.' 'The fuck kind of name is that? [That shit's] [clew].' ❋ Johnnypry (2014)

I just [clew'd] [a girl]. [Pranked]. ❋ ClewMaster (2017)

damn! did u see fin clews miss that [sitter]? he wishes his finishing was as [good as] [neve] waggs!!!! ❋ Finclews (2022)