Definitions for keelhaulˈkilˌhɔl
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
keel•haulˈkilˌhɔl(v.t.)
to haul (an offender) under the bottom of a ship and up on the other side as a punishment.
Category: Nautical, Navy
to rebuke severely.
Category: Navy
Origin of keelhaul:
1660–70; < D kielhalen. See keel1, haul
Wiktionary
keelhaul(Verb)
To punish by dragging under the keel of a ship.
keelhaul(Verb)
To rebuke harshly.
Webster Dictionary
Keelhaul(verb)
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
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