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Shake in the wind, to
| Глоссарий морской лексики и терминологии (английский язык) |
To bring a vessel`s head so near the wind, when close-hauled, as to shiver the sails.
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Shaking a cloth in the wind, английский
In galley parlance, expresses the being slightly intoxicated.
Shake, to, английский
To cast off fastenings, as—to shake out a reef. to let out a reef, and enlarge the sail.—to shake off a bonnet of a fore-and-aft sail.—to shake a cask. to take it to pieces, and pack up the parts, then termed “shakes.” thus the term expressing little value, “no great shakes.”
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