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One of the lines tied to the bottom of a square sail and used to haul it up to the yard when furling.
Five furlong job is British slang for someone unable to last very long at something.
Ten Furlongs (Mile and a quarter)
Water. I'll have a gold watch and ten
To roll or gather an awning or a sail against its mast or spar.
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p. pr. & vb. n.
of Furl
v. t.
Same as Furl.
n.
In a square-rigged vessel, the sail next above the lowermost sail on a mast. This sail is the one most frequently reefed or furled in working the ship. In a fore-and-aft rigged vessel, the sail set upon and above the gaff. See Cutter, Schooner, Sail, and Ship.
v. t.
To relieve a sail from the pressure of the wind, so that it can be more easily reefed or furled, or to lessen the strain.
v. t.
To take a turn with (a line, gasket, etc.), as around a sail in furling, and make secure.
n.
A military pass for a soldier on furlough.
v. t. & i.
To loose from a furled state; to unfold; to expand; to open or spread; as, to unfurl sails; to unfurl a flag.
imp. & p. p.
of Furlough
n.
That part of a sail, when furled, which remains on the outside and covers the whole.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Furlough
n.
One of the clews or lower corners of a course or a topsail when the middle part or the rest of the sail is furled.
v. t.
To draw up or gather into close compass; to wrap or roll, as a sail, close to the yard, stay, or mast, or, as a flag, close to or around its staff, securing it there by a gasket or line. Totten.
a.
Leave of abserice; especially, leave given to an offcer or soldier to be absent from service for a certain time; also, the document granting leave of absence.
n.
A line or band used to lash a furled sail securely. Sea gaskets are common lines; harbor gaskets are plaited and decorated lines or bands. Called also casket.
v. t.
To furl; -- said of a sail.
v. t.
To furnish with a furlough; to grant leave of absence to, as to an offcer or soldier.
n.
The middle part, cavity, or belly of a sail; the part of a furled sail which is at the center of the yard.
a.
A measure of length; the eighth part of a mile; forty rods; two hundred and twenty yards.
imp. & p. p.
of Furl
n.
Ropes passing through pulleys, and used to haul in or up the leeches, bottoms, or corners of sails, preparatory to furling.
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