- by the lee
- adverb
: with the sails brought aback by falling off when running free
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By the lee — Lee Lee, n. [OE. lee shelter, Icel. hl[=e], akin to AS. hle[ o], hle[ o]w, shelter, protection, OS. hl[ e]o, D. lij lee, Sw. l[ a], Dan. l[ae].] 1. A sheltered place; esp., a place protected from the wind by some object; the side sheltered from… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Under the lee of — Lee Lee, n. [OE. lee shelter, Icel. hl[=e], akin to AS. hle[ o], hle[ o]w, shelter, protection, OS. hl[ e]o, D. lij lee, Sw. l[ a], Dan. l[ae].] 1. A sheltered place; esp., a place protected from the wind by some object; the side sheltered from… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Under the lee — Under Un der, prep. [AS. under, prep. & adv.; akin to OFries. under, OS. undar, D. onder, G. unter, OHG. untar, Icel. undir, Sw. & Dan. under, Goth. undar, L. infra below, inferior lower, Skr. adhas below. [root]201. Cf. {Inferior}.] 1. Below or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
By the lee — By By (b[imac]), prep. [OE. bi, AS. b[=i], big, near to, by, of, from, after, according to; akin to OS. & OFries. bi, be, D. bij, OHG. b[=i], G. bei, Goth. bi, and perh. Gr. amfi . E. prefix be is orig. the same word. [root]203. See pref. {Be }.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To bring by the lee — Lee Lee, n. [OE. lee shelter, Icel. hl[=e], akin to AS. hle[ o], hle[ o]w, shelter, protection, OS. hl[ e]o, D. lij lee, Sw. l[ a], Dan. l[ae].] 1. A sheltered place; esp., a place protected from the wind by some object; the side sheltered from… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
On the lee beam — Lee Lee, a. (Naut.) Of or pertaining to the part or side opposite to that against which the wind blows; opposed to {weather}; as, the lee side or lee rail of a vessel. [1913 Webster] {Lee gauge}. See {Gauge}, n. (Naut.) {Lee shore}, the shore on… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Richard at the Lee — (also referred to as Rychard at the Lea and Sir Richard of Verysdale) was a major character in the early medieval ballads of Robin Hood, especially the lengthy ballad A Gest of Robyn Hode , and has reappeared in Robin Hood tales throughout the… … Wikipedia
To bring by the lee — Bring Bring, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Brought}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bringing}.] [OE. bringen, AS. bringan; akin to OS. brengian, D. brengen, Fries. brenga, OHG. bringan, G. bringen, Goth. briggan.] 1. To convey to the place where the speaker is or is to … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
