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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Keelhaul

· Keel·haul · IPA /ˈkiːlhɔl/
01 v. i. 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 an…
imp. & p. p. Keelhauled; p. pr. & vb. n. Keelhauling
  1. 1.
    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.(Naut.)