Usually means: Turning stern through the wind.
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  1. wear ship: Collins English Dictionary
  2. wear ship: Vocabulary.com
  3. wear ship: Dictionary.com
  4. wear ship: Rhymezone
  5. wear ship: FreeDictionary.org
  6. wear ship: Mnemonic Dictionary
  7. wear ship: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. SeaTalk Dictionary of English Nautical Language (No longer online)

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verb:  turn away from the wind ("The sailors decided it was time to wear ship")


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