- 1keelhaul somebody (old use) to punish a sailor by pulling him under a ship, from one side to the other or from one end to the other
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- 2keelhaul somebody (humorous) to punish someone very severely or speak very angrily to someone
keelhaul
verbNAmE//ˈkilhɔl//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they keelhaul he / she / it keelhauls
past simple keelhauled
-ing form keelhauling
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