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

Gather :: Gather (v. t.) To haul in; to take up; as, to gather the slack of a rope..

Helm :: Helm (n.) See Haulm, straw..

Brail :: Brail (v. t.) To haul up by the brails; -- used with up; as, to brail up a sail..

Buntline :: Buntline (n.) One of the ropes toggled to the footrope of a sail, used to haul up to the yard the body of the sail when taking it in..

Hauls :: Hauls (n.) See Hals.

Boxhaul :: Boxhaul (v. t.) To put (a vessel) on the other tack by veering her short round on her heel; -- so called from the circumstance of bracing the head yards abox (i. e., sharp aback, on the wind)..

Overhauling :: Overhauling () of Overhau.

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..

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

Clubhaul :: Clubhaul (v. t.) To put on the other tack by dropping the lee anchor as soon as the wind is out of the sails (which brings the vessel's head to the wind), and by cutting the cable as soon as she pays off on the other tack. Clubhauling is attempted only in an exigency..

Hawm :: Hawm (n.) See Haulm, straw..

Inhaul :: Inhaul (n.) Alt. of Inhaule.

Parbuckle :: Parbuckle (n.) A kind of purchase for hoisting or lowering a cylindrical burden, as a cask. The middle of a long rope is made fast aloft, and both parts are looped around the object, which rests in the loops, and rolls in them as the ends are hauled up or payed out..

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

Chauldron :: Chauldron (n.) See Chawdron.

Mainsheet :: Mainsheet (n.) One of the ropes by which the mainsail is hauled aft and trimmed.

Haul :: Haul (n.) That which is caught, taken, or gained at once, as by hauling a net..

Leeboard :: Leeboard (n.) A board, or frame of planks, lowered over the side of a vessel to lessen her leeway when closehauled, by giving her greater draught..

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

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