verb Keelhaul v. i. (past & past part. keelhauled; pres. part. keelhauling) (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.
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