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Overhale :: Overhale (v. t.) See Overhaul.

Tug :: Tug (v. t.) To pull or draw with great effort; to draw along with continued exertion; to haul along; to tow; as, to tug a loaded cart; to tug a ship into port..

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..

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

Haul :: Haul (n.) A single draught of a net; as, to catch a hundred fish at a haul..

Keelhaul :: Keelhaul (v. i.) 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..

Overhaul :: Overhaul (v. t.) To haul or drag over; hence, to turn over for examination; to inspect; to examine thoroughly with a view to corrections or repairs..

Brail :: Brail (n.) Ropes passing through pulleys, and used to haul in or up the leeches, bottoms, or corners of sails, preparatory to furling..

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

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

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

Hauler :: Hauler (n.) One who hauls.

Haum :: Haum (n.) See Haulm, stalk..

Haul :: Haul (v. t.) To pull or draw with force; to drag.

Tack :: Tack (v. t.) A rope used to hold in place the foremost lower corners of the courses when the vessel is closehauled (see Illust. of Ship); also, a rope employed to pull the lower corner of a studding sail to the boom..

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

Crab :: Crab (a.) A form of windlass, or geared capstan, for hauling ships into dock, etc..

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

Box :: Box (v. t.) To boxhaul.

Draw :: Draw (v. t.) To cause to move continuously by force applied in advance of the thing moved; to pull along; to haul; to drag; to cause to follow.

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