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: to shorten sail the wind came ripping out of the west, and for the first time we shortened down to less than working canvas— A. F. Loomis

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“Shorten down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shorten%20down. Accessed 22 Oct. 2021.

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