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Definitions

  1. p. pr. & vb. n. of Reef
  2. n. The process of taking in a reef.
  3. The process of taking in a reef. Reefing bowsprit, a bowsprit so rigged that it can easily be run in or shortened by sliding inboard, as in cutters.
  4. The process of taking in a reef. Reefing bowsprit, a bowspritso rigged that it can easily be run in or shortened by slidinginboard, as in cutters.
  5. v lower and bring partially inboard v roll up (a portion of a sail) in order to reduce its area v reduce (a sail) by taking in a reef