reef
v.— «Babe Zaharias is a dark brown filly with a pauper’s life-time earnings. She stood in box No.76 reefing at the leads that held her head up and away from the straw.» —“Bold Ha Ha fails champion test” by Patrick Smith Australian Oct. 18, 2001. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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