Add to ORKGsoak vTo walk along heavily and slowly. To sail along in a schooner with little or no wind, e.g. There was very little wind but we were soaking along down the coast.PRINTED ITEM DNE-citG.M.Story July 1956Used I and SupUsed I and Sup1Used I[see 'dodge', etc.]Cited quotation only partially used in DNE
drive vUsed as the past tense of "drive." "The wind carried away my sail and so I drit across the b...
rattle 1 nWe paddled the steadies and poled or portaged the rattles, and even before we crossed T...
wet vthere are above 100. saile for Sparniards that come to take Cod (who make all wet, and do drie...
soak v= floated There was a little wind. Soaked on down the reach and about four miles from our pl...
soak vThe only place where I remember hearing this was in Plate Cove. The word was not used alone, ...
soak vAfter two days cruising, they sighted a fine brig soaking along before a fair wind.PRINTED I...
soak vMeaning to walk slowly or aimlessly down the road.DNE-cit JH 12/72Used I and SupUsed I and Su...
bore vKnown to contributor, who adds: "esp. schooner turning for home after a bad spot of weather...
soakAn American phrase for driving a vessel as much as she can stand in a strong breeze._Re-file_...
soak vThere was a little wind. Soaked on down the reach an' about,oh, four mile from our place ther...
run vWe kept the boat as far to the windward as the wind would let us, as the heavy ice was run...
hag1977 MOAKLER 22 So blew the hag winds till a mauzy dawn / That left the Banks as peaceful as a ba...
set v'If you had the tide going with you, you'd set from the schooner, but if the tide was going ag...
soak vA schooner making slow time is said to be s.a.PRINTED ITEMG.M.Story June 1961Used I and SupNo...
frape nThey rigged up a 'frape' line to lead the boat in bow first to keep it from swinging broadsi...
drive vUsed as the past tense of "drive." "The wind carried away my sail and so I drit across the b...
rattle 1 nWe paddled the steadies and poled or portaged the rattles, and even before we crossed T...
wet vthere are above 100. saile for Sparniards that come to take Cod (who make all wet, and do drie...
soak v= floated There was a little wind. Soaked on down the reach and about four miles from our pl...
soak vThe only place where I remember hearing this was in Plate Cove. The word was not used alone, ...
soak vAfter two days cruising, they sighted a fine brig soaking along before a fair wind.PRINTED I...
soak vMeaning to walk slowly or aimlessly down the road.DNE-cit JH 12/72Used I and SupUsed I and Su...
bore vKnown to contributor, who adds: "esp. schooner turning for home after a bad spot of weather...
soakAn American phrase for driving a vessel as much as she can stand in a strong breeze._Re-file_...
soak vThere was a little wind. Soaked on down the reach an' about,oh, four mile from our place ther...
run vWe kept the boat as far to the windward as the wind would let us, as the heavy ice was run...
hag1977 MOAKLER 22 So blew the hag winds till a mauzy dawn / That left the Banks as peaceful as a ba...
set v'If you had the tide going with you, you'd set from the schooner, but if the tide was going ag...
soak vA schooner making slow time is said to be s.a.PRINTED ITEMG.M.Story June 1961Used I and SupNo...
frape nThey rigged up a 'frape' line to lead the boat in bow first to keep it from swinging broadsi...
drive vUsed as the past tense of "drive." "The wind carried away my sail and so I drit across the b...
rattle 1 nWe paddled the steadies and poled or portaged the rattles, and even before we crossed T...
wet vthere are above 100. saile for Sparniards that come to take Cod (who make all wet, and do drie...