Definition for FURL

FURL, v.t. [Fr. ferler; Arm. farlea; Sp. aferrar, to grapple, to seize, to furl; Port. ferrar.]

To draw up; to contract; to wrap or roll a sail close to the yard, stay or mast, and fasten it by a gasket or cord. Mar. Dict.

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