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keelhaul
[ keel-hawl ]
verb (used with object)
- Nautical. to haul (an offender) under the bottom of a ship and up on the other side as a punishment.
- to rebuke severely.
keelhaul
/ ˈkiːlˌhɔːl /
verb
- to drag (a person) by a rope from one side of a vessel to the other through the water under the keel
- to rebuke harshly
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of keelhaul1
C17: from Dutch kielhalen; see keel 1, haul
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Example Sentences
And Operation Keelhaul is all anyone needs to know to understand the extent of Western “help” after WWII.
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While he was considering the matter, Mr. Lowington went on deck, and investigated the plot to keelhaul the professor.
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"Yes, you may go; but I'll keelhaul every man who's not off to his work by daylight—recollect that," replied Vanderdecken.
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"Keelhaul me if I cut adrift at this stage of the game," answered Ferral.
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He had sneaked in without Aunt's knowing it, and on reaching home was heard to express a strong desire to 'keelhaul them doctors.'
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