CLUE

noun a loop and thimbles at the corner of a sail.

2. clue ·noun a ball of thread, yarn, or cord; also, the thread itself.

3. clue ·noun a combination of lines or nettles by which a hammock is suspended.

4. clue ·noun a lower corner of a square sail, or the after corner of a fore-and-aft sail.

5. clue ·noun a ball of thread; a thread or other means of guidance. ·same·as clew.

6. clue ·noun that which guides or directs one in anything of a doubtful or intricate nature; that which gives a hint in the solution of a mystery.