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Definition of: keelhaul
(kēl′hôl′) v.t.
1. Naut. To haul (a man) through the water under a ship from one side to the other or from stem to stern: a former punishment.
2. To reprove severely; castigate. Also keel·hale (kēl′hāl′).
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