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keelhaul, keelhauling

1811 Vulgar Tongue

A punishment in use among the Dutch seamen, in which, for certain offences, the delinquent is drawn once, or oftener, under the ship’s keel: ludicrously defined, undergoing a great hard-ship.

Merriam-Webster

To haul under the keel of a ship as punishment or torture : to rebuke severely

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One Response to “keelhaul, keelhauling”

  1. Matt
    June 6th, 2006 20:23
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    Can we keelhaul Josh?

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