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clubhaul Definition

club·haul (-hôl′)

transitive verb

to tack (a vessel in a precarious situation) by dropping the lee anchor as soon as the wind is out of the sails, then cutting the cable when the ship swings off onto the new tack

Etymology: < naut. club (to drift with anchor dragging) + haul

Browse dictionary entries near clubhaul

  1. ‹ clubhand
  2. ‹ clubfooted
  3. ‹ clubfoot
  4. ‹ clubfeet
  5. ‹ clubby
  6. ‹ clubbing
  7. ‹ clubbiest
  8. ‹ clubbier
  9. ‹ clubbed
  10. ‹ clubbable
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