clew
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noun \ˈklü\Definition of CLEW
1
: a ball of thread, yarn, or cord
2
: clue 1
3
a : a lower corner or only the after corner of a sail b : a metal loop attached to the lower corner of a sail c plural : a combination of lines by which a hammock is suspended
See Origin of CLEW
Middle English clewe, from Old English cliewen; akin to Old High German kliuwa ball, Sanskrit glauḥ lump
First Known Use: before 12th century
Rhymes with CLEW
blue, boo, brew, chew, clue, coo, coup, crew, cue, dew, do, doux, due, ewe, few, flu, flue, fou, glue, gnu, goo, hew, hue, Jew, Koo, lieu, loo, mew, moo, moue, mu, new, nu, ooh, pew, phew, pooh, q, queue, roux, rue, screw, shoe, shoo, shrew, Sioux, skew, slew, slough, slue, smew, sou, sous, spew, sprue, stew, strew, sue, Sue, thew, through, to, too, true, two, u, view, whew, who, woo, xu, yew, you, zoo
2clew
transitive verbDefinition of CLEW
1
: to roll into a ball
2
: clue
3
: to haul (a sail) up or down by ropes through the clews
First Known Use of CLEW
15th century
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