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ALL meanings of keelhaul

keel·haul
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  • verb with object keelhaul Nautical. to haul (an offender) under the bottom of a ship and up on the other side as a punishment. 1
  • verb with object keelhaul to rebuke severely. 1
  • noun keelhaul Punish (someone) by dragging them through the water under the keel of a ship, either across the width or from bow to stern. 1
  • transitive verb keelhaul reprimand 1
  • transitive verb keelhaul nautical: punish by dragging under keel of a ship 1
  • verb keelhaul (Transitive Verb) (nautical) To punish by dragging under the keel of a ship. 0
  • verb keelhaul (Transitive Verb) To rebuke harshly. 0
  • verb keelhaul to drag (a person) by a rope from one side of a vessel to the other through the water under the keel 0
  • verb keelhaul to rebuke harshly 0
  • verb transitive keelhaul to haul (a person) down through the water on one side of a ship, under the keel, and up on the other side as a punishment or torture 0
  • verb transitive keelhaul to scold or rebuke harshly 0
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