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clew down

Variant of clew

noun

  1. a ball of thread or yarn: in Greek legend, a thread is used by Theseus as a guide out of the labyrinth
  2. clue
  3. Naut.
    1. either of the lower corners of a square sail
    2. the after lower corner of a fore-and-aft sail
    3. a combination of lines by which a hammock is hung

transitive verb

  1. to wind (up) into a ball
  2. clue

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