"Slack off" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... "If she had, I shouldn't tell you so. But the fact remains. You're a bit of an ogre, you know, always have been. Slack off a bit, there's a good fellow! You'll find ...
— Greatheart • Ethel M. Dell
... to-night," said he; "but our work will be done before it comes, I hope. Up with the helm now, Henry, and slack off the sheets; it is dark enough to allow us to creep in without being observed. Manton will of course be in the only harbour in the island; we must therefore go round to the other side and take the risk of ...
— Gascoyne, the Sandal-Wood Trader • R.M. Ballantyne |
