| reef | 1. A chain or range of rocks lying at or near the surface of the water. See Coral reefs, under Coral. 2. <chemical> A large vein of auriferous quartz; so called in Australia. Hence, any body of rock yielding valuable ore. <zoology> Reef builder, any heron of the genus Demigretta; as, the blue reef heron (D.jugularis) of Australia. Origin: Akin to D. Rif, G. Riff, Icel. Rif, Dan. Rev; cf. Icel. Rifa rift, rent, fissure, rifa to rive, bear. Cf. Rift, Rive. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| reefing | Surgically reducing the extent of a tissue by folding it and securing with sutures, as in plication. (05 Mar 2000) |
| reefer |
joint: marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking
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| reef knot |
a square knot used in a reef line
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| reef knot |
Canonical Name: reef knot.Variant Name(s): square knot.Category: binding.Origin: Ancient.Related knot(s): thief knot, granny knot, grief knot.Releasing: Jamming.Efficiency: 48%.Caveat: This knot should NEVER be used to fasten two separate pieces of rope together. It is far too insecure (contrary to common opinion). It spills easily, but this can be very useful in certain situations. To fasten two ropes together, use a Sheet bend or a Fisherman's knot instead. ...
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| reef knot |
Also known as the square knot. This knot is an unreliable knot used to loosely tie lines around the bundles of sail that are not in use after reefing.
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| reef |
an infolding or tuck of tissue, as a tuck made in plication.
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| reef | a rocky region in the southern Transvaal in northeastern South Africa |
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| reef | a submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water |
| reef | reduce (a sail) by taking in a reef |
| reef | roll up (a portion of a sail) in order to reduce its area |
| reef | lower and bring partially inboard, as of a mast on a sailboat |
| reef | a square knot used in a reef line |
| reef | on reefs from Bermuda and Florida to northern South America |
| reef | smooth dogfish of Pacific and Indian oceans and Red Sea having white-tipped dorsal and caudal fins |
| reef | marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking |
| reef | full of submerged reefs or sandbanks or shoals |
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