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1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Clew \Clew\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. & vb n. {Clewing}.] [Cf. D. kluwenen See {Clew}, n.] 1. To direct; to guide, as by a thread. [Obs.] Direct and clew me out the way to happiness. --Beau. && Fl 2. (Naut.) To move of draw (a sail or yard) by means of the clew garnets, clew lines, etc.; esp. to draw up the clews of a square sail to the yard. {To clew down} (Naut.), to force (a yard) down by hauling on the clew lines. {To clew up} (Naut.), to draw (a sail) up to the yard, as for furling.
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