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"let go the anchor," which Main Brace did promptly, with an "Ay, ay, sir!" and then he "clewed" up the sails, and spread a white and red striped and red-fringed awning over the place where they were seated, and said he was now going on with the story.

Cast Away in the Cold An Old Man's Story of a Young Man's Adventures, as Related by Captain John Hardy, Mariner 1856

The topsails were soon clewed up and made fast, then the flying jib run down and furled.

Story of a Typhoon off the Coast of Japan 2010

The topsails were soon clewed up and made fast, then the flying jib run down and furled.

Story of a Typhoon off the Coast of Japan 2010

As quietly as was possible, I clewed up the topsails, lowered the flying jib and staysail, backed the jib over, and flattened the mainsail.

Chapter 26 2010

He ordered more of his men aboard, and had all the canvas clewed up and furled snugly away.

The Lost Poacher 2010

August 24, 2009 at 8:16 pm hee hee, ai definitlee nawt clebber enuff tew figger taht owt bye myseff! nc66 clewed us in awn wun uv the lols on friedegg, is simlar tew haow u dew teh strike ober effekt er wat u dew tew leev a bloo wordid linkee…

Bless you - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2009

In a few minutes we had the yard lowered and the sail clewed up.

The Ghost Pirates 2007

We got the sail clewed up without its going to pieces, but it took us over an hour.

The South Pole; an account of the Norwegian antarctic expedition in the 'Fram', 1910 to 1912 2003

On the morning of the 17th, then, the sails were clewed up, and the Fram began to roll even worse than with the sails set.

The South Pole; an account of the Norwegian antarctic expedition in the 'Fram', 1910 to 1912 2003

At the beginning of her watch, at first sight of storm, the captain had ordered the sails hauled down and clewed up.

Ship Of Magic Hobb, Robin 1998