Keelhaul /(?)/

Keel·haul

Keelhaul

v. i.

imp. & p. p. Keelhauled; p. pr. & vb. n. Keelhauling

  1. 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. (Naut.)