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▸ noun: (Australia, South Africa) A large vein of auriferous quartz; hence, any body of rock yielding valuable ore.
▸ noun: (nautical) A portion of a sail rolled and tied down to lessen the area exposed in a high wind.
▸ noun: A reef knot.
▸ verb: (nautical) To take in part of a sail in order to adapt the size of the sail to the force of the wind.
▸ verb: (Australia) To pull or yank strongly, especially in relation to horse riding.
▸ verb: (nautical, of paddles) To move the floats of a paddle wheel toward its center so that they will not dip so deeply.
▸ verb: (slang) To manipulate the lining of a person's pocket in order to steal the contents unnoticed.
▸ adjective: Scabby; scurvy.
▸ noun: (Now chiefly dialectal) The itch; any eruptive skin disorder.
▸ noun: (Now chiefly dialectal) Dandruff.
▸ noun: A surname from German.
Similar:
reef break,
reefscape,
reef point,
shelf,
reef shark,
reefwalker,
backreef,
fringing reef,
bag reef,
forereef,
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