"Clew up the courses, and make ready to catch what water you can."

Then the Giants were forced to clew new canvas up the yards.

The order was given to clew down (haul) the lower topsails.

"We had to clew up the sails in the pouring rain and get the motor running.

Clew up to save some of the chafe or furl and avoid any at all?

Wear, clew up topsails, fetch her wake, and see how near she will let us come.

Holding Jessica's mouth shut, Jessica was forced to clew the human meat and swallow it.

"Clew up the courses and the t'gallants," he said.

'Clew up,' called Jack, continuing the turn that brought the Sophie into the wind.

'And I am so glad you came before we had to clew up the crossjack.

"Clew up the courses - use men from the guns if you need 'em because the topgallants will be next."

'Clew up the forecourse and pass along the deep-sea line,' he said.

Furl, not clew up.

There, she's starting to clew up!'

'Clew up,' he shouted above the thunder.

Clew up the fore-sail.

And damnation,La Robustewas beginning to clew up her maincourse, too!

Clew up, there, forward.

'Mr Stourton, some hands to clew up and to back the foretopsail.

The master had just reported the distance was down to half a mile whenRamagetold Aitken to clew up the courses.

"Yes," cried Jack; "ready about, mind the helm and clew up your tongue, while I con the schooner through the passage in the reef.

Mr Seymour, clew up to windward: cut the leeward robans: bundle all you can into the top.'

Ah...they were beginning to clew up the courses, but slowly, as though the ship was manned by cripples or the old and infirm.

Brail up, clew up.'

'Brail up, clew up mizen and main: foresail sheets aft,' he cried.

Broken link: Difference between tack cringle and clew cringle (with exhibit)