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Definition of clewed:

(n) : Yarn or thread as used to guide one's way through a maze or labyrinth; a guide, a clue.
(n) : (nautical) The lower corner(s) of a sail to which a sheet is attached for trimming the sail (adjusting its position relative to the wind); the metal loop or cringle in the corner of the sail, to which the sheet is attached. (on a triangular sail) The trailing corner relative to the wind direction.
(n) : (in the plural) The sheets so attached to a sail.
(v) : (nautical, transitive, intransitive) to raise the lower corner(s) of (a sail)
(v) : (transitive) to roll into a ball
(n) : (archaic) A ball of thread or yarn.

Definition of clewed:

(n) : Yarn or thread as used to guide one's way through a maze or labyrinth; a guide, a clue.
(n) : (nautical) The lower corner(s) of a sail to which a sheet is attached for trimming the sail (adjusting its position relative to the wind); the metal loop or cringle in the corner of the sail, to which the sheet is attached. (on a triangular sail) The trailing corner relative to the wind direction.
(n) : (in the plural) The sheets so attached to a sail.
(v) : (nautical, transitive, intransitive) to raise the lower corner(s) of (a sail)
(v) : (transitive) to roll into a ball
(n) : (archaic) A ball of thread or yarn.

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