[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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 side. it was formerly practiced as a
   punishment in the dutch and english navies. --totten.
   1913 webster
see also:
keelhauled keelhauling keelhale 

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