reef
v.— «Hauled it up the route 3x, once yarding it through the chimney up top (the other times i swung it onto the face). pack got hung up on a couple of the overlaps, but i just reefed on it rather than being gentle.» —“Prototypes, Production and the End of the Road” Cilogear Makes Packs (New York City) July 5, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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