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clew noun 1 naut the corner of a ship's sail. 2 old use a ball of thread. verb (clewed, clewing) to coil up into a ball.
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon cliewen ball of thread.

clew up or down naut to haul a sail up or to let it down.

clew noun 1 naut the corner of a ship's sail. 2 old use a ball of thread. verb (clewed, clewing) to coil up into a ball.
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon cliewen ball of thread.

clew up or down naut to haul a sail up or to let it down.

clew noun 1 naut the corner of a ship's sail. 2 old use a ball of thread. verb (clewed, clewing) to coil up into a ball.
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon cliewen ball of thread.

clew up or down naut to haul a sail up or to let it down.