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One of the lines tied to the bottom of a square sail and used to haul it up to the yard when furling.
To roll or gather an awning or a sail against its mast or spar.
Five furlong job is British slang for someone unable to last very long at something.
Ten Furlongs (Mile and a quarter)
Water. I'll have a gold watch and ten
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v. t.
To furl; -- said of a sail.
imp. & p. p.
of Furl
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Furlough
n.
One of the clews or lower corners of a course or a topsail when the middle part or the rest of the sail is furled.
a.
Leave of abserice; especially, leave given to an offcer or soldier to be absent from service for a certain time; also, the document granting leave of absence.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Furl
imp. & p. p.
of Furlough
v. t.
To furnish with a furlough; to grant leave of absence to, as to an offcer or soldier.
v. t.
Same as Furl.
n.
Ropes passing through pulleys, and used to haul in or up the leeches, bottoms, or corners of sails, preparatory to furling.
n.
That part of a sail, when furled, which remains on the outside and covers the whole.
a.
A measure of length; the eighth part of a mile; forty rods; two hundred and twenty yards.
v. t. & i.
To loose from a furled state; to unfold; to expand; to open or spread; as, to unfurl sails; to unfurl a flag.
n.
The middle part, cavity, or belly of a sail; the part of a furled sail which is at the center of the yard.
v. t.
To draw up or gather into close compass; to wrap or roll, as a sail, close to the yard, stay, or mast, or, as a flag, close to or around its staff, securing it there by a gasket or line. Totten.
v. t.
To relieve a sail from the pressure of the wind, so that it can be more easily reefed or furled, or to lessen the strain.
v. t.
To take a turn with (a line, gasket, etc.), as around a sail in furling, and make secure.
n.
A military pass for a soldier on furlough.
n.
A line or band used to lash a furled sail securely. Sea gaskets are common lines; harbor gaskets are plaited and decorated lines or bands. Called also casket.
n.
In a square-rigged vessel, the sail next above the lowermost sail on a mast. This sail is the one most frequently reefed or furled in working the ship. In a fore-and-aft rigged vessel, the sail set upon and above the gaff. See Cutter, Schooner, Sail, and Ship.
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