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keelhaul |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Keelhaul \Keel"haul`\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Keelhauled}; p. pr & vb n. {Keelhauling}.] [3d keel + haul: cf LG & D. kielhalen G. kielholen ] [Written also {keelhale}.] (Naut.) To haul under the keel of a ship, by ropes attached to the yardarms on each side It was formerly practiced as a punishment in the Dutch and English navies. --Totten.
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