draw

A sail draws when it is filled by the wind. A ship draws so many feet of water.

♦ To let draw a jib is to cease from flattening-in the sheet.

♦ Draw is also a term for halliards in some of the northern fishing-boats.

♦ To draw. To procure anything by official demand from a dockyard, arsenal, or magazine.

♦ To draw up the courses. To take in.

♦ To draw upon a ship is to gain upon a vessel when in pursuit of her.

Draw
·noun The act of drawing; draught. II. Draw ·noun A drawn game or battle, ·etc. III. Draw ·vt To r...

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to draw
To take any thing from a pocket. To draw a swell of a clout. To pick a gentleman's pocket of a handk...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
Draw-cut
·noun A single cut with a knife. ...

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draw latches
Robbers of houses whose doors are only fastened with latches. CANT. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
to draw cuts
A common way of deciding by lot, is to place several slips of paper or straws, of different length, ...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
draw-bellows
A northern term for limber-holes (which see). ...

The Sailor's Word-Book
draw-net
Erroneously used for drag-net. ...

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let draw!
The order to let the wind take the after-leeches of the jibs, &c., over to the lee-side, while tacki...

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draw the guns
To extract the charge of wad, shot, and cartridge from the guns. ...

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