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.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Diamanda	-	Various
Reuben	['ru:bən]
Agnes	AG-nəs (English), AHK-nes (German), AHKH-nəs (Dutch), AHNG-nes (Swedish)	English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Seachlann	-	Irish
LemminkÄInen	-	Finnish Mythology
'Esaw	-	Biblical Hebrew