reef
v.— «So I reefed on it, and he reefed back. There was a lot of reefing. He was surprisingly strong, and was pulling against my banged-up left hand with all his fury, and I was mortified to discover I was spending a Friday night wrestling with a hamster.» —“I Lose Again” by aether_jockey Reflections from the Glass Floor (Canada) Apr. 25, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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