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ˈkilˌhɔlkeel·haul

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  1. keelhaulverb

    To punish by dragging under the keel of a ship.

  2. keelhaulverb

    To rebuke harshly.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Keelhaulverb

    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

  2. Etymology: [3d keel + haul: cf. LG. & D. kielhalen, G. kielholen. ]

Wikidata

  1. Keelhaul

    Keelhaul is a four piece progressive Mathcore/sludge metal band from Cleveland, Ohio. The members are Aaron Dallison, Dana Embrose, Will Scharf, and Chris Smith. The band toured Europe in April 2004, and subsequently went on a lengthly break. With no tours or new music recorded, Keelhaul entered the studio in December 2008 with producer Andrew Schneider to record their new album, Keelhaul's Triumphant Return to Obscurity. In the same month, the band resumed live activity with two shows, one in Philadelphia and the other in New York. In 2009 they played support to Isis for the Wavering Radiant tour, filling the bill with legendary Finnish band Circle.

Etymology and Origins

  1. Keelhaul

    To haul under the keel of a vessel from stem to stern by means of ropes on either side. This was the most dreaded, because the most dangerous, punishment meted out to seamen or apprentices by tyrannical captains in former times. Readers of Captain Marryat’s “Snarleyyow, or the Dog Fiend” will recollect what that meant to the hapless victim.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of keelhaul in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of keelhaul in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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