Definition of haul

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Haul (n.) Transportation by hauling; the distance through which anything is hauled, as freight in a railroad car; as, a long haul or short haul..

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Overhale :: Overhale (v. t.) See Overhaul.
Rouse :: Rouse (v. i. & t.) To pull or haul strongly and all together, as upon a rope, without the assistance of mechanical appliances..
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..
Lug :: Lug (v. i.) To pull with force; to haul; to drag along; to carry with difficulty, as something heavy or cumbersome..
Mainsheet :: Mainsheet (n.) One of the ropes by which the mainsail is hauled aft and trimmed.
Overhaul :: Overhaul (v. t.) To gain upon in a chase; to overtake.
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.
Keelhauled :: Keelhauled (imp. & p. p.) of Keelhau.
Closehauled :: Closehauled (a.) Under way and moving as nearly as possible toward the direction from which the wind blows; -- said of a sailing vessel.
Janker :: "Janker (n.) A long pole on two wheels, used in hauling logs..
Overhaul :: Overhaul (n.) Alt. of Overhaulin.
Slatting :: Slatting (n.) The violent shaking or flapping of anything hanging loose in the wind, as of a sail, when being hauled down..
Outhaul :: Outhaul (n.) A rope used for hauling out a sail upon a spar; -- opposite of inhaul.
Haul :: Haul (n.) That which is caught, taken, or gained at once, as by hauling a net..
Helm :: Helm (n.) See Haulm, straw..
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..
Inboard :: Inboard (a. & adv.) Inside the line of a vessel's bulwarks or hull; the opposite of outboard; as, an inboard cargo; haul the boom inboard..
Hauls :: Hauls (n.) See Hals.
Haul :: Haul (n.) A single draught of a net; as, to catch a hundred fish at a haul..
Take :: Take (n.) That which is taken; especially, the quantity of fish captured at one haul or catch..
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