What is to be driven swiftly, or to run, before a gale, with little or no sail spread called?
scud — (Naut.) To be driven swiftly, or to run, before a gale, with little or no sail spread. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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