reefs (vb)
reef (vb) An' then there's your inside lifts which comes from the centre o' the boom to the top o' the mast head, an' there's legs spliced on 'em - three pieces o' rope would come down so far, three parts o' the way down, we'll say, an' a thimbl...
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| Summary: | reef (vb) An' then there's your inside lifts which comes from the centre o' the boom to the top o' the mast head, an' there's legs spliced on 'em - three pieces o' rope would come down so far, three parts o' the way down, we'll say, an' a thimble in each end, an' there's a rope reefs through each thimble, an' two ends made fast to the boom which was called lazy-jacks. Yes J. D. A. WIDDOWSON Not used Not used Withdrawn |
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