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Downhaul :: Downhaul (n.) A rope to haul down, or to assist in hauling down, a sail; as, a staysail downhaul; a trysail downhaul..

Closehauled :: Closehauled (a.) Under way and moving as nearly as possible toward the direction from which the wind blows; -- said of a sailing vessel.

Haulm :: Haulm (n.) A part of a harness; a hame.

Janker :: "Janker (n.) A long pole on two wheels, used in hauling logs..

Reaumur :: Reaumur (a.) Of or pertaining to Rene Antoine Ferchault de Reaumur; conformed to the scale adopted by Reaumur in graduating the thermometer he invented.

Keelrake :: Keelrake (v. t.) Same as Keelhaul.

Forereach :: Forereach (v. t.) To advance or gain upon; -- said of a vessel that gains upon another when sailing closehauled.

Bowline :: Bowline (n.) A rope fastened near the middle of the leech or perpendicular edge of the square sails, by subordinate ropes, called bridles, and used to keep the weather edge of the sail tight forward, when the ship is closehauled..

Lug :: Lug (v. i.) To pull with force; to haul; to drag along; to carry with difficulty, as something heavy or cumbersome..

Bowse :: Bowse (v. i.) To pull or haul; as, to bowse upon a tack; to bowse away, i. e., to pull all together..

Keelhauling :: Keelhauling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Keelhau.

Overhaul :: Overhaul (v. t.) To gain upon in a chase; to overtake.

Trice :: Trice (v. t.) To haul and tie up by means of a rope.

Outhaul :: Outhaul (n.) A rope used for hauling out a sail upon a spar; -- opposite of inhaul.

Kedge :: Kedge (n.) To move (a vessel) by carrying out a kedge in a boat, dropping it overboard, and hauling the vessel up to it..

Haulse :: Haulse (v.) See Halse.

Hault :: Hault (a.) Lofty; haughty.

Take :: Take (n.) That which is taken; especially, the quantity of fish captured at one haul or catch..

Hauled :: Hauled (imp. & p. p.) of Hau.

Chauldron :: Chauldron (n.) See Chawdron.

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