seel verb² intrans.E17-M18.
[Origin unkn.]
Nautical. Of a ship: make a sudden lurch to one side.

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seel verb¹ trans. [si:l] Also seal. L15.
[Old French ciller, siller or medieval Latin ciliare, from Latin cilium eyelid.]
1. Falconry etc. Close the eyes of (a hawk etc.) by stitching up the eyelids; stitch up (the eyes of a bird). Now Hist. L15.

2. transf. & fig. Close (a person's eyes); blind, prevent from seeing or discovering something. arch. L16.

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