Lay To

She lay-to close to the shore; and, after a while, Amyas saw two boats pull in from her, and vanish behind the mangroves. ❋ Unknown (2007)

The open ocean widened upon either board, and the hills of the mainland began to go down on the horizon, before she came to her unhomely destination, and lay-to at last where the rock clapped its black head above the swell, with the tall iron barrack on its spider legs, and the truncated tower, and the cranes waving their arms, and the smoke of the engine-fire rising in the mid-sea. ❋ Unknown (2005)

She lay rolling on the Hilo swell for two hours, and two hours after we sailed her machinery broke down, and we lay-to for five hours, in what they here call a heavy gale and sea. ❋ Isabella Lucy (2004)

We were reduced literally to bare poles, and lay-to under a piece of tarpaulin, six times doubled, and about two yards square, fastened up in the mizzen rigging. ❋ Unknown (2004)

Over there that tiny pinpoint of dancing light showed where Princess still lay-to. ❋ Forester, C. S. (1967)

They reached the other side at about midnight and lay-to about four miles off shore, and put the folboat in the water. ❋ Shute, Nevil, 1899-1960 (1955)

I lay-to for the night somewhere off the Dodman, between Fowey and Falmouth and about ten miles off shore. ❋ Shute, Nevil, 1899-1960 (1951)

Even the small amount of canvas exposed to the wind, however, was sufficient to supply the additional leverage required aft; and the engines working at half speed, with the headsails flattened, the ship's bows were presently brought up to the wind, when we lay-to under easy steam. ❋ Henry [Illustrator] Austin (N/A)

"The captain has ordered the ship to lay-to so it can be watched." ❋ Victor [pseud.] Appleton (N/A)

So, fearing that we might get pooped, we now furled the foretopsail and lay-to under our close-reefed maintopsail and storm staysails; thus awaiting what might further be in store for us, although it did not then seem possible that anything could be worse! ❋ John B. [Illustrator] Greene (N/A)

In a short time, bowling up before a good breeze, although it seemed hours to them, they were so anxious, the schooner lay-to off the bay, hoisting her flag as a signal that she wished to communicate. ❋ Unknown (N/A)

"The commander of this very ship stopped us to say he had sighted the wreck of your vessel; but, unhappily, he was unable to lay-to to send a boat aboard," explained Captain Farmer, to excuse the French captain's conduct. ❋ John B. [Illustrator] Greene (N/A)

The next evening, the wind veered to the westward, and was accompanied with such terrific squalls and high confused sea that Captain Lennard, who had thought at first he could weather out the storm under sail, determined to get up steam, and lowered the propeller so that the ship might lay-to more easily. ❋ Unknown (N/A)

She certainly was a capital seaboat and lay-to now as easily as if she were at anchor in the Mersey, though the wind was whistling through the rigging and the ocean far and wide white with foam, bowing and scraping to the big waves that rolled in after her like an old dowager duchess in ❋ Henry [Illustrator] Austin (N/A)

The screw stopped and the steamer lay-to while he climbed down into the ship's canoe and was paddled ashore. ❋ Basil Mathews (N/A)

_ Monster, lay-to your fingers: help to bear this away, where my hogshead of wine is, or I'll turn you out of my kingdom: go to, carry this. ❋ Charles Herbert Sylvester (N/A)

The barque was then brought to the wind on the port tack under the lower maintopsail, and she lay-to pretty well; but the wind kept on veering and beating with frequent squalls from sou'-sou'-west to west, so that at noon a strong gale prevailed again fiercer than before. ❋ Unknown (N/A)

The Argus came and lay-to on our starboard, about half a pistol-shot from us. ❋ Anonymous (N/A)

"Drub-Devil" and his comrades landed by night near Oliva, embarked two hundred families and much treasure, and lay-to under the island of ❋ Stanley Lane-Poole (N/A)

[Izayah] [loves] Lay lay ❋ Dual L (2019)

[blud], i'm not even on [clubbin] tonight, [mans] on a lay-lay ❋ Distgustin (2007)

when [JR] says he will be 10 [mins] and because he is a lay lay he [will not] be there in 10 mins ❋ Nil5a (2009)

I have to do both [mine] and [my wife]’s share of the [chores], because she’s all lay-lay ❋ Hannibal Cannabis (2018)

[why are we still here] blud?, mans are on a long ting, we're waiting on([insert name], you know who you are...) lay lay?, best bill another [zoot] then... ❋ Numbnutter (2009)

I’ve only got the rent-a-phone for the next [two days] so I got myself a lay-in so I can get in touch with as many [family members] as possible from the comfort of my [rack]. ❋ Dr Bunnygirl (2019)

[damn] [i want] me a lais she [fine as fuck] ❋ :-)@$ (2017)

Don't be jealous because [my hair] is [layed], [hunty]. ❋ BadWolf42 (2011)

Driver: Oh look a lay-by... i'm [feeling frisky]! Passenger: [Pull over] then, I'll sort that out! Driver: But there is already a car there? Passenger: Don't worry i'll put on a [good show]! ❋ Emma86 (2006)

Person 1 : Did you watched the new [EXO] [teaser]? Person 2 : Yeah.Lay was [pretty hot]. ❋ Laynister (2013)