clew

[Clew]

A ball of yarn or cord or thread

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To direct; to guide, as by a thread.

Noun
evidence that helps to solve a problem

Noun
a ball of yarn or cord or thread

Verb
roll into a ball

n.
Alt. of Clue

n.
To direct; to guide, as by a thread.

n.
To move of draw (a sail or yard) by means of the clew garnets, clew lines, etc.; esp. to draw up the clews of a square sail to the yard.

Clew

Clew, v. t. [imp. & p. p. & vb. n. Clewing.] [Cf. D. kluwenen. See Clew, n.] 1. To direct; to guide, as by a thread. [Obs.]

Direct and clew me out the way to happiness.

2. (Naut.) To move of draw (a sail or yard) by means of the clew garnets, clew lines, etc.; esp. to draw up the clews of a square sail to the yard. To clew down (Naut.), to force (a yard) down by hauling on the clew lines. -- To clew up (Naut.), to draw (a sail) up to the yard, as for furling.

To direct; to guide, as by a thread.

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