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keelhaul

keel·haul

keelhaul

 
pronunciation:
kil hawl
part of speech: transitive verb
inflections: keelhauls, keelhauling, keelhauled
definition 1: to punish (someone) by submerging and dragging under the bottom of a vessel and up the other side.
definition 2: to rebuke or punish harshly.