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Examples
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Well, Torg could re-coil them as he wished, or push the task off on some poor sailor.
Ship Of Magic Hobb, Robin 1998
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Van began immediately to release and re-coil the rope.
The Furnace of Gold Philip Verrill Mighels
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To be on the safe side, he at once secured the end of this second line to a bar of the grating, in case it should slip through his fingers, and handed the silken line to Harry, asking him to re-coil it for use again should it be required.
Across the Spanish Main A Tale of the Sea in the Days of Queen Bess Harry Collingwood 1886
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