clew n Cp OED ~ sb 7 'corner of a sail' for sense 1.
   1 The corner of a fish-net (P 243-57).
   1792 CARTWRIGHT Gloss i, xiv The Pryor-pole at the outer clew (corner) [of the shoal-net] and the bobber at the inner one, shew where the net is.
   2 Comb clew rock: stone fastened to end of a herring, salmon or cod-trap as an anchor (P 190-77).

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