reefableadj.
/ˈriːfəbl/, U.S. /ˈrifəb(ə)l/ Chiefly Nautical.
Esp. of a sail: that can be reefed.
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1897 Earl of Suffolk et al. Encycl. Sport I. 172/2 Some canoes..had sails of standing rig, i.e. not hoisting or lowering or reefable, but stuck in.
1909 Westm. Gaz. 26 Oct. 5/1 Instead of having two rigid planes or wings, set one on either side of the body, it has a single transversal span of canvas which is reefable, like that of the sail of a ship.
1998 Cruising World Oct. 177/2 (advt.) The most important sail in your inventory is a reefable headsail.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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