We saw the open sea and the waves tumbling over the reef outside.

There's a reef or two, inside, that I'll engage to lead him on, should he choose to try the game, and that will cure him of his taste for chasing a Yankee.

Their puttees were snugly reefed about their shanks and their khaki tunics buttoned up to their throats.

The stranger was under his three top-sails, spanker and jib, each of the former sails being double reefed.

He had also single-reefed his mainsail and foretopsail.