Vocabulary : Reedless to Reefing

Reedless : Destitute of reeds; as, reedless banks.
Reedling : The European bearded titmouse (Panurus biarmicus); -- called also reed bunting, bearded pinnock, and lesser butcher bird.
Reed-mace : The cat-tail.
Reedwork : A collective name for the reed stops of an organ.
Reedy : Abounding with reeds; covered with reeds. ;; Having the quality of reed in tone, that is, ///// and thin^ as some voices.

Reef : A chain or range of rocks lying at or near the surface of the water. See Coral reefs, under Coral. ;; A large vein of auriferous quartz; -- so called in Australia. Hence, any body of rock yielding valuable ore. ;; That part of a sail which is taken in or let out by means of the reef points, in order to adapt the size of the sail to the force of the wind. ;; To reduce the extent of (as a sail) by roiling or folding a certain portion of it and making it fast to the yard or spar.
Reef-band : A piece of canvas sewed across a sail to strengthen it in the part where the eyelet holes for reefing are made.
Reefed : of Reef
Reefer : One who reefs; -- a name often given to midshipmen. ;; A close-fitting lacket or short coat of thick cloth.
Reefing : of Reef ;; The process of taking in a reef.

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