KEELHAUL


Meaning of KEELHAUL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˌhȯl ]

transitive verb

Etymology: Dutch kielhalen, from kiel keel + halen to haul

Date: 1666

1. : to haul under the keel of a ship as punishment or torture

2. : to rebuke severely

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