·- ·adj & ·noun from Flow, ·vi & t.
II. Flowing ·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of Flow.
III. Flowing ·adj That flows or for flowing (in various sense of the verb); gliding along smoothly; copious.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
In sailing free or large, is the position of the sheets or lower clues of the principal sails when t...