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
Jung-Hoon		jung-hoon	Korean
Arrowsmith		['ærəusmiθ]
Felinus		-	Late Roman
Almir (2)		-	Bosnian
Floortje		FLO:R-tyə	Dutch
Jaakkima		YAH:K-kee-mah	Finnish

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