clew-garnet en · NOUN
Meanings
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A rope attaching to the clew (lower corner) of a sail, used to furl it.
“Cast off the topsail sheets, clew garnets, leechlines and buntlines!” The order came thinly through the roar of the wind.
1923, Charles Boardman Hawes, The Dark Frigate, Chapter 8:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| clew-garnets | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
who often wrote about sailing · The novelist Thornton Jenkins Hains · sometimes used the pen name Mayn Clew Garnett