Definition of Keelhaul
Keelhaul
Keel·haul
Definition/Meaning
(verb)
To punish by dragging under a ship's keel, or to scold severely.
e.g. The captain threatened to keelhaul the sailor for his disobedience.
(verb)
to drag under the keel of a ship as punishment or torture;
e.g. They would keelhaul pirates by tying their limbs up on each end, looping the rope around the bottom of the ship and then dragging them across the water roughened surface of the keel.
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