reef a sail in

reef a sail in

to reduce the area of a ship's sail, by folding the sail. The first mate ordered the sailors to reef the sails in. They had to reef in the sails.

See also: reef, sail

Common Names:

Name	Gender	Pronounced	Usage
Muireadhach		-	Irish, Scottish
Meuric		-	Welsh
Avedis		-	Armenian
Abbie		AB-ee	English
Bala		-	Hinduism, Tamil
FÍOna		-	Irish

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