Definition of Keelhaul
Keelhaul
keel·haul
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(verb)
to reprimand or scold someone severely, or to punish severely, may be used in humorous context;
e.g. My mother will keelhaul me if she finds out that I was at that party.
(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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