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Caused to ride or drive by the wind in opposition to the course of the tide; -- said of a vessel lying at anchor, with wind and tide opposed to each other.

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  1. a. Caused to ride or drive by the wind in opposition to the course of the tide; -- said of a vessel lying at anchor, with wind and tide opposed to each other.
  2. Caused to ride or drive by the wind in opposition to the course of the tide; -- said of a vessel lying at anchor, with wind and tide opposed to each other. Totten.
  3. Caused to ride or drive by the wind in opposition to the courseof the tide; -- said of a vessel lying at anchor, with wind and tideopposed to each other. Totten.