Obs. [a. F. cale-r in same sense (= Pr., Sp. calar, It. cálare):—L. chalā-re, ad. Gr. χαλᾶ-ν to slacken, loosen, let down, lower.]
trans. To lower (sails, yards, etc.).
1652. Urquhart, Jewel, Wks. (1834), 211. By the malignancie or over-mastering power of a cross winde, they should be forced to cale the hypocritical bunt.
