double-reefv.

Forms: see double adj.¹ and adv. and reef v.¹; also 1700s double-rift (past participle).

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: double adv., reef v.¹

Etymology: < double adv. + reef v.¹

transitive. To reduce the spread of (a sail) by taking in two reefs.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > use of sails, spars, or rigging > carry specific amount of sail [verb (transitive)] > reduce sail by reefing > in specific way

double-reef1703

close-reef1758

balance1764

1703 W. Dampier Voy. New Holland iii. 133 It would blow..so that we could scarce carry our Top-sails double rift.

1726 G. Shelvocke Voy. round World i. 4 At noon we set the mainsail double reef'd.

1834 F. Marryat Peter Simple I. xv. 229 We were obliged to double-reef the topsails..and the weather looked very threatening.

Derivatives

double-reef n. e.g. ‘in double-reefs of the topsails’ = with the topsails double-reefed.

ΚΠ

1857 in Mercantile Marine Mag. (1858) 5 8 At daylight, in double-reefs of the top-sails.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	double-reef
释义	double-reefv. Forms: see double adj.¹ and adv. and reef v.¹; also 1700s double-rift (past participle). Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: double adv., reef v.¹ Etymology: < double adv. + reef v.¹ transitive. To reduce the spread of (a sail) by taking in two reefs. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > use of sails, spars, or rigging > carry specific amount of sail [verb (transitive)] > reduce sail by reefing > in specific way double-reef1703 close-reef1758 balance1764 1703 W. Dampier Voy. New Holland iii. 133 It would blow..so that we could scarce carry our Top-sails double rift. 1726 G. Shelvocke Voy. round World i. 4 At noon we set the mainsail double reef'd. 1834 F. Marryat Peter Simple I. xv. 229 We were obliged to double-reef the topsails..and the weather looked very threatening. Derivatives double-reef n. e.g. ‘in double-reefs of the topsails’ = with the topsails double-reefed. ΚΠ 1857 in Mercantile Marine Mag. (1858) 5 8 At daylight, in double-reefs of the top-sails. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < v.1703
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