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KEEL-hawl
verb
punishment by hauling a person under the keel of a ship; a nasty reprimand
1973The Mediterranean CaperHe’d heard old tales that described in detail the ancient and brutal practice of keelhauling insubordinate British sailors.1975ShogunIf Pesaro had not yielded instantly, once again Rodrigues would have had to blow a hole in a man's face or put him in irons or order fifty lashes or keelhaul the man or perform any one of a hundred obscenities essential by sea law to maintain discipline.Labels: Clive Cussler, James Clavell
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