free v Cp OED free 3 b naut (1627-). Phr free out: to bail water from a boat.
   1936 SMITH 91 The gunwales of the boat were broken, and she was three-parts full of water. I tied the log line around the second hand ... and he jumped on board the boat and began freeing her out. T 50/1-64 He gaffled that un overboard and the two of them dumped her—they hove her to—dumped the bread boxes and freed her out.

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