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HEAD-SAILS to HEAVING-out
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HEAVING-out
HEAVING-out, the act of unfurling and throwing loose a sail from the place where it had been rolled and fastened. This phrase is more particularly applied to the stay-sails: thus we say, "Loose the top-sails, and heave out the stay-sails !" which is accordingly done, either to set or dry them.
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© Derived from Thomas Cadell's new corrected edition, London: 1780, page 149, 2003
Prepared by Paul Turnbull
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