Reefed

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

  Reef \Reef\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reefed} (r[=e]ft); p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Reefing}.] (Naut.)
     To reduce the extent of (as a sail) by rolling or folding a
     certain portion of it and making it fast to the yard or spar.
     --Totten.
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     {To reef the paddles}, to move the floats of a paddle wheel
        toward its center so that they will not dip so deeply.
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