clew vs tee

clew

verb
  • to roll into a ball 

  • (transitive and intransitive) to raise the lower corner(s) of (a sail) 

noun
  • Yarn or thread as used to guide one's way through a maze or labyrinth; a guide, a clue. 

  • The cords suspending a hammock. 

  • The sheets so attached to a sail. 

  • The lower corner(s) of a sail to which a sheet is attached for trimming the sail (adjusting its position relative to the wind); the metal loop or cringle in the corner of the sail, to which the sheet is attached. (on a triangular sail) The trailing corner relative to the wind direction. 

tee

verb
  • To place a ball on a tee 

noun
  • Something shaped like the letter T. 

  • The name of the Latin-script letter T. 

  • A usually wooden or plastic peg from which a ball is kicked or hit. 

  • A flat area of ground from which players hit their first shots on a golf hole. 

  • The target area of a curling rink 

  • A finial resembling an umbrella, crowning a dagoba in Indochinese countries. 

  • The mark at which players aim in quoits. 

  • T-shirt. 

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