keelhaul
Use Keelhaul in a sentence
verb (used with object)
1.
Nautical. to haul (an offender) under the bottom of a ship and up on the other side as a punishment.
2.
to rebuke severely.
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| —vb | |
| 1. | to drag (a person) by a rope from one side of a vessel to the other through the water under the keel |
| 2. | to rebuke harshly |
| [C17: from Dutch kielhalen; see | |
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We will not keelhaul you, but that's a good warning to you to wrap up.
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