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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
Verb
1. to reprimand (someone) harshly
2. History to drag (someone) under the keel of a ship as a punishment


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