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Webster 1913 Edition
Reefing
Reef′ing
,Noun.
(Naut.)
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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Reefing
REE'FING
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