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 **Bräcka** upp ett segel till lovart, hala skotet till lovart, tills seglet ligger flatt. **Bräcka** upp ett segel till lovart, hala skotet till lovart, tills seglet ligger flatt.
 +===== The Sailor's Word-Book - 1867 =====
 +
 +**SWIG OFF**, TO. To pull at the bight of a rope by jerks, having its lower end fast; or to gain on a rope by jumping a man's weight down, instead of hauling regularly.
 +===== Dictionary of Nautical Words and Terms - 1982 =====
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 +**Swig.** To get maximum pull on a rope by pulling on it, at right angles to its direction, after it has been hauled taut and turned up.
  
  
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