an effigy of Judas which the crew amuse themselves with keelhauling and hanging by the neck from the yard-arms (Richard Henry Dana).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
keel — keel·age; keel·boat·man; keel·haul; keel·less; keel; keel·man; keel·son; va·keel; keel·er; keel·hale; … English syllables
haul — haul; haul·age; haul·er; haul·ier; keel·haul; over·haul·er; over·haul; … English syllables
keelhaul — keel·haul … English syllables
keelhaul — keel•haul [[t]ˈkilˌhɔl[/t]] v. t. 1) naut. navig. to haul (an offender) under the bottom of a ship and up on the other side as a punishment 2) navig. to rebuke severely • Etymology: 1660–70; < D kielhalen. See keel I, haul … From formal English to slang
keelhaul — keel|haul [ˈki:lho:l US ho:l] v [T] 1.) to punish someone severely often used humorously 2.) to pull someone under the keel of a ship with a rope as a punishment … Dictionary of contemporary English
keelhaul — keel|haul [ kil,hɔl ] verb transitive 1. ) to pull someone under a ship by a rope as a form of punishment 2. ) to severely punish someone … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
keelhale — Keelhaul Keel haul , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Keelhauled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Keelhauling}.] [3d keel + haul: cf. LG. & D. kielhalen, G. kielholen. ] [Written also {keelhale}.] (Naut.) To haul under the keel of a ship, by ropes attached to the yardarms … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Keelhaul — Keel haul , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Keelhauled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Keelhauling}.] [3d keel + haul: cf. LG. & D. kielhalen, G. kielholen. ] [Written also {keelhale}.] (Naut.) To haul under the keel of a ship, by ropes attached to the yardarms on each… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Keelhauled — Keelhaul Keel haul , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Keelhauled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Keelhauling}.] [3d keel + haul: cf. LG. & D. kielhalen, G. kielholen. ] [Written also {keelhale}.] (Naut.) To haul under the keel of a ship, by ropes attached to the yardarms … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Keelhauling — Keelhaul Keel haul , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Keelhauled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Keelhauling}.] [3d keel + haul: cf. LG. & D. kielhalen, G. kielholen. ] [Written also {keelhale}.] (Naut.) To haul under the keel of a ship, by ropes attached to the yardarms … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
