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furl
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| furl - form into a cylinder by rolling; "Roll up the cloth" | ||
| roll up | ||
| change form, change shape, deform assume a different shape or form | ||
| roll up, roll form a cylinder by rolling; "roll up a banner" | ||
| douse slacken; "douse a rope" | ||
| reef reduce (a sail) by taking in a reef | ||
| bolt make or roll into bolts; "bolt fabric" | ||
| gather in, take in make (clothes) smaller; "Please take in this skirt--I've lost weight" | ||
| brail haul fish aboard with brails | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- furl (v. t.)
To draw up or gather into close compass; to wrap or roll, as a sail, close to the yard, stay, or mast, or, as a flag, close to or around its staff, securing it there by a gasket or line. Totten.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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furl
furl, v.t. to draw or roll up, as a sail. [Contr. of obs. furdle, from fardel.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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furl
To roll up and bind a sail neatly upon its respective yard or boom.
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