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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Keelhaul \Keel"haul`\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Keelhauled}; p. pr.
     & vb. n. {Keelhauling}.] [3d keel + haul: cf. LG. & D.
     kielhalen, G. kielholen. ] [Written also {keelhale}.] (Naut.)
     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. --Totten.


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