Furling

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of Furl.

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    Wrapping or rolling a sail close up to the yard, stay, or mast, to which it belongs, by hauling on t...

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    Denotes a generally flat cord called a gasket. In bad weather, with a weak crew, the top-sail is bro...

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  • furling in a body

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