slue

Example Sentences

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On account of the wind, which blew again with great violence, the "Cocopah" could not leave the slue that day.

From Vanished Arizona by Summerhayes, Martha

Why can't your mate there hand me the end of that painter, and slue her round?

From When Ghost Meets Ghost by De Morgan, William Frend

Pull port, back starboard, and slue the boat round with her nose toward them.

From The Congo Rovers A Story of the Slave Squadron by Schonberg, J.

To raise, or slue, weighty bodies by means of a lever purchase or power.

From The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. by Belcher, Edward, Sir

Even if he does not turn completely round, he is forced to slue himself, as it is called, so far as to show some portion of his white belly.

From The Lieutenant and Commander Being Autobigraphical Sketches of His Own Career, from Fragments of Voyages and Travels by Hall, Basil