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haul off
verb
- informal.foll by and to draw back in preparation (esp to strike or fight)
I hauled off and slugged him
- nautical to alter the course of a vessel so as to avoid an obstruction, shallow waters, etc
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The coming breaker floated her, and she swung to her haul-off warp.
From Project Gutenberg
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