Clewing

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Clew \Clew\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Clewed} p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Clewing}.] [Cf. D. kluwenen. See {Clew}, n.]
     1. To direct; to guide, as by a thread. [Obs.]
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              Direct and clew me out the way to happiness. --Beau.


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     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.
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     {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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