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keelhaul Definition

keel·haul (-hôl′)

transitive verb

  1. 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
  2. to scold or rebuke harshly

Etymology: Du kielhalen < kiel < MDu, boat (see keel) + ODu halen, to haul

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