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keelhaul

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keel·haul  (klhôl)
tr.v. keel·hauled, keel·haul·ing, keel·hauls
1. Nautical To discipline by dragging under the keel of a ship.
2. To rebuke harshly.
[Alteration (influenced by keel and haul) of Dutch kielhalen : kiel, keel of a ship (from Middle Dutch) + halen, to haul (from Middle Dutch); see kel-2 in Indo-European roots.]
keelhaul [ˈkiːlˌhɔːl]
vb (tr)
1. (Transport / Nautical Terms) to drag (a person) by a rope from one side of a vessel to the other through the water under the keel
2. to rebuke harshly
[from Dutch kielhalen; see keel1, haul]
Translations
keelhaul [ˈkiːlhɔːl] VT → pasar por debajo de la quilla(como castigo)
keelhaul
vt → kielholen
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