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Earing :: Earing (n.) A line for hauling the reef cringle to the yard; -- also called reef earing.

Treeful :: Treeful (n.) The quantity or number which fills a tree.

Sherif :: Sherif (n.) A member of an Arab princely family descended from Mohammed through his son-in-law Ali and daughter Fatima. The Grand Shereef is the governor of Mecca.

Strike :: Strike (v. t.) To come in collision with; to strike against; as, a bullet struck him; the wave struck the boat amidships; the ship struck a reef..

Ledgy :: Ledgy (a.) Abounding in ledges; consisting of a ledge or reef; as, a ledgy island..

Footrope :: Footrope (n.) The rope rigged below a yard, upon which men stand when reefing or furling; -- formerly called a horse..

Thrice :: Thrice (adv.) In a threefold manner or degree; repeatedly; very.

Tri- :: Tri- () A prefix meaning three, thrice, threefold; as in tricolored, tridentate..

Coral Fish :: Coral fish () Any bright-colored fish of the genera Chaetodon, Pomacentrus, Apogon, and related genera, which live among reef corals..

Spill :: Spill (v. t.) To relieve a sail from the pressure of the wind, so that it can be more easily reefed or furled, or to lessen the strain..

Xerif :: Xerif (n.) A shereef.

Nettles :: Nettles (n. pl.) Reef points.

Triplicity :: Triplicity (a.) The quality or state of being triple, or threefold; trebleness..

Reefing :: Reefing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Ree.

Madrepora :: Madrepora (n.) A genus of reef corals abundant in tropical seas. It includes than one hundred and fifty species, most of which are elegantly branched..

Reef :: Reef (n.) A chain or range of rocks lying at or near the surface of the water. See Coral reefs, under Coral..

Preef :: Preef (n.) Proof.

Reefer :: Reefer (n.) A close-fitting lacket or short coat of thick cloth.

Cow-pilot :: Cow-pilot (n.) A handsomely banded, coral-reef fish, of Florida and the West Indies (Pomacentrus saxatilis); -- called also mojarra..

Reefing :: Reefing (n.) The process of taking in a reef.

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