keelhaul (redirected from keelhauls)

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