reef
v.— «My radius bone was broken into about 15 pieces right at the joint.…Ice it after each and every time you reef on it. You can’t see the swelling / inflammation, but its there.» —“Re: Ride report—Finally back on the bike!” by C3hammer Usenet: rec.motorcycles.dirt Dec. 22, 1999. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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