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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' | ||
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| + | **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. | ||