Usually means: Sail away from danger, wind.
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  1. claw off: Merriam-Webster
  2. claw off: Collins English Dictionary
  3. claw off: Wiktionary
  4. claw off: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. claw off: Idioms

Tech (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. SeaTalk Dictionary of English Nautical Language (No longer online)
  2. Claw Off: Latitude Mexico

Definitions from Wiktionary (claw off)

verb:  (transitive, literally) To remove by clawing.
verb:  (nautical, intransitive) To beat to windward to avoid being driven on to a lee shore.
verb:  (dated, slang, transitive) To hit or beat up (someone).

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