Bible Dictionaries
Clew

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

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

(2):

(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.

(3):

(n.) Alt. of Clue

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Clew'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/clew.html. 1828.