1. Verb
To rise in blisters, breaking in white froth, as cane juice in the clarifiers in sugar works.
2. Verb
To steer wild, or out of the line of her course; to deviate from her course, as when struck by a heavy sea; -- said of a ship.
3. Noun
A movement of a vessel by which she temporarily alters her course; a deviation from a straight course in steering.
4. Noun
an erratic deflection from an intended course
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