Definition of "clews" []

• Plural form of clew. (noun)

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• "The latter are called clews, and they meet at an iron ring, which is attached to the hooks in the carline beams when the hammock is in position for use."
• "Several of the youngsters who were _outside_, immediately detached themselves, and imitated the example of their mother -- so that the family now presented the appearance of a large ball of whitish wool, with several smaller "clews" lying around it! '"
• ""clews" up like the hedgehog, and some species of the South American armadillos -- to which last animal it bears a considerable resemblance on account of its scaly coat of mail."