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  1. strike sail: Wiktionary
  2. Strike Sail: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898)

Definitions from Wiktionary (strike sail)

verb:  (nautical, archaic) To lower the sails (in preparation for dropping anchor, to salute or signal submission, in sudden gusts of wind, etc.).
verb:  (figurative, obsolete) To acknowledge one's inferiority (to another person); to abate pretension.

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