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Meanings of take the rudder in English

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Usage of take the rudder in English
1
He took the rudder by long habit, though there was no need to steer.
Chaosbound
2
Frank took the rudder lines, and Dominique sat near him.
The Queen's Cup
3
Draken's father steered the ship through the daytime, while Draken took the rudder at night.
Chaosbound
4
He stooped forward at length very cautiously and, taking the rudder-lines from her, made them fast.
The Odds / And Other Stories
5
Take the rudder! Ironfist ordered.
The black prism
6
I took the rudder lines from her, and steered the boat, while she again resorted to the bladder of spirits.
Percival Keene
7
Take the rudder, boys, and go forward; enter the arm of the Spree which flows by the mint, and there anchor.
Berlin and Sans-Souci; Or, Frederick the Great and His Friends
8
"Shove off!" cried Admiral Gluck, he himself taking the rudder in honor of the empress.
The Daughter of an Empress
9
But Idas killed the boar, and avenged Tiphys; and Ancaios took the rudder and was helmsman, and steered them on toward the east.
The Heroes; Or, Greek Fairy Tales for My Children
10
Then Bardun took the rudder he had got from the Wind-Gnome, and stuck it into the stern of the largest yacht he had.
Weird Tales from Northern Seas
11
An empty sail flopped big at the landing, and the girl stood and looked as he sprang in under it and took the rudder.
The Militants / Stories of Some Parsons, Soldiers, and Other Fig...
12
A stout sailor took the rudder, two others grasped the oars, and, in a few minutes, a little cove was gained and the disembarkation effected.
Monte-Cristo's Daughter
13
Phampilos told her that she had "found her sea-legs", but the usually chatty old man appeared grim as he took the rudder from Bedros.
Roma Victrix
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