To haul or hoist by turning a winch, windlass, or the like, around which a rope or chain is passed. Nautical †(a) To hoist (sail); (b) to move or…
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| 释义 | society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > use of sails, spars, or rigging > carry specific amount of sail [verb (transitive)] > set or spread (sails) > raise (sail or yard) (12) windc1275 To haul or hoist by turning a winch, windlass, or the like, around which a rope or chain is passed. Nautical †(a) To hoist (sail); (b) to move or… to hoise sail1490 transitive. To raise aloft by means of a rope or pulley and tackle, or by other mechanical appliance. Originally Nautical, and chiefly to hoise sail… to seize upc1540 to seize up: ? to haul up (a sail). Obsolete. hoisen1553 = hoise, v. 1. tauntc1579 transitive. To hoist, raise, elevate. ride1880 transitive. To run up (a sail). Obsolete. rare. up1890 Nautical. To heave or haul up. Subcategories:— raise a yard or topmast (1) — raise a cross-sail or yard (1) — raise sail or yard to masthead (1) — pull taut (2) |
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