Keelhaul

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. Nautical To discipline by dragging under the keel of a ship.
  • v. To rebuke harshly.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. (nautical) To punish by dragging under the keel of a ship.
  • v. To rebuke harshly.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • verb-intransitive. 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.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To haul under the keel of a ship.
  • Figuratively, to reprimand severely; haul over the coals. Also keelrake.
    • Word Usage
    "A keelhaul drop meant sliding down a cable to the ground."
    Verb Form
    keelhauled    keelhauling    keelhauls   
    Form
    keelhauled    keelhauling   
     
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