v. t.
Direct and clew me out the way to happiness. Beau. & Fl. [ 1913 Webster ]
To clew down (Naut.),
To clew up (Naut.),
Untwisting his deceitful clew. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
The clew, without which it was perilous to enter the vast and intricate maze of countinental politics, was in his hands. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]
Clew garnet (Naut.),
Clew line (Naut.),
Clew-line block (Naut.),