Boxhaul

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. Nautical To turn (a square-rigged ship) about on the heel by bracing the sails aback.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To bring a square-rigged ship onto a new tack by hauling back the foresails whilst steering hard round
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To put (a vessel) on the other tack by veering her short round on her heel; -- so called from the circumstance of bracing the head yards abox (i. e., sharp aback, on the wind).
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • to veer (a ship) round on her heel when it is impracticable to tack.
    • Verb Form
    boxhauled    boxhauling    boxhauls   
    Form
    boxhauled   
     
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