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Meanings of bare poles in English

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Usage of bare poles in English
1
The wind is very boisterous, and we are not under bare poles.
To Have and to Hold
2
As for the Dawn, she lay-to, like a duck, under bare poles.
Afloat and Ashore: A Sea Tale
3
Staggering along under bare poles at about five miles an hour.
The Albert N'Yanza, Great Basin of the Nile, And Explorations of...
4
We went in under bare poles, and then had too much way on.
Bowdoin Boys in Labrador / An Account of the Bowdoin College Sci...
5
She was too deep to have run long under bare poles.
The Secret Sharer
6
Only a few grey trunks remained standing like scarred, bare poles.
Combed Out
7
Meanwhile the Orion ran on under almost bare poles, and in a northwesterly direction.
On a Torn-Away World; Or, the Captives of the Great Earthquake
8
The wind whistled shrilly through the bare poles and rigging.
Archibald Hughson: An Arctic Story
9
We must put her into the wind and let her drive under bare poles.
Sir Ludar / A Story of the Days of the Great Queen Bess
10
We were running before it under bare poles, yet the schooner fairly tore along.
The Cruise of the Snark
11
At another I had thought we must scud under bare poles for open sea.
Heralds of Empire / Being the Story of One Ramsay Stanhope, Lieu...
12
When I looked again, she had run far out of sight, under bare poles.
Mark Seaworth
13
Of course, with our heavy ballast and bare poles, she don't lie over much.
The Queen's Cup
14
I'm goin' to strip ye to bare poles so's folks 'round here kin see.
The Tides of Barnegat
15
A man cannot paint a storm with the vessel under bare poles on a lee-shore.
Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 3 / With His Letters and Journals
16
Still the ship went on under bare poles.
The Heir of Kilfinnan: A Tale of the Shore and Ocean
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