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Treble :: Treble (v. t.) To make thrice as much; to make threefold.

Reef :: Reef (v. t.) That part of a sail which is taken in or let out by means of the reef points, in order to adapt the size of the sail to the force of the wind..

Reefing :: Reefing (n.) The process of taking in a reef.

Reefy :: Reefy (a.) Full of reefs or rocks.

Treble :: Treble (a.) Threefold; triple.

Judgment :: "Judgment (v. i.) That act of the mind by which two notions or ideas which are apprehended as distinct are compared for the purpose of ascertaining their agreement or disagreement. See 1. The comparison may be threefold: (1) Of individual objects forming a concept. (2) Of concepts giving what is technically called a judgment. (3) Of two judgments giving an inference. Judgments have been further classed as analytic, synthetic, and identical..

Earing :: Earing (n.) A line for hauling the reef cringle to the yard; -- also called reef earing.

Xerif :: Xerif (n.) A shereef.

Tri- :: Tri- () A prefix meaning three, thrice, threefold; as in tricolored, tridentate..

Balancereef :: Balancereef (n.) The last reef in a fore-and-aft sail, taken to steady the ship..

Strike :: Strike (v. t.) To come in collision with; to strike against; as, a bullet struck him; the wave struck the boat amidships; the ship struck a reef..

Preef :: Preef (n.) Proof.

Shereef :: Shereef (n.) Alt. of Sheri.

Nettles :: Nettles (n. pl.) Reef points.

Footrope :: Footrope (n.) The rope rigged below a yard, upon which men stand when reefing or furling; -- formerly called a horse..

Triplicity :: Triplicity (a.) The quality or state of being triple, or threefold; trebleness..

Bagreef :: Bagreef (n.) The lower reef of fore and aft sails; also, the upper reef of topsails..

Trine :: Trine (a.) Threefold; triple; as, trine dimensions, or length, breadth, and thickness..

Reef :: Reef (n.) A chain or range of rocks lying at or near the surface of the water. See Coral reefs, under Coral..

Madrepora :: Madrepora (n.) A genus of reef corals abundant in tropical seas. It includes than one hundred and fifty species, most of which are elegantly branched..

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