What is to incline to one side, or lie over, as a ship when sailing on a wind; to be off the keel called?
careen — To incline to one side, or lie over, as a ship when sailing on a wind; to be off the keel. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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