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claw off
verb
- adverb, usually tr nautical to avoid the dangers of (a lee shore or other hazard) by beating
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âThe windward side of a ship is the side the windâs coming from. The lee side is the other side of the ship. If a storm drives you toward land on your lee side, thatâs about the most dangerous thing that can happen to you. Your ship has to âclaw offâ that lee shoreâfight against the storm.
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If your ship canât claw off, then youâll heave an anchor to windward, to try to hold the ship where she is.
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âI hope so, son. But youâd better claw off that lee shore. Youâve lost your anchor to windward.â
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One victim said a day would never go by that she did not "feel his hands on me and want to claw off my own skin".
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I want to claw off my own face.
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