Camberkeeled :: Camberkeeled (a.) Having the keel arched upwards, but not actually hogged; -- said of a ship..

Keel :: Keel (v. t. & i.) To cool; to skim or stir.

Keel :: Keel (n.) A brewer's cooling vat; a keelfat.

Keel :: Keel (n.) A longitudinal timber, or series of timbers scarfed together, extending from stem to stern along the bottom of a vessel. It is the principal timber of the vessel, and, by means of the ribs attached on each side, supports the vessel's frame. In an iron vessel, a combination of plates supplies the place of the keel of a wooden ship. See Illust. of Keelson..

Keel :: Keel (n.) Fig.: The whole ship.

Keel :: Keel (n.) A barge or lighter, used on the Type for carrying coal from Newcastle; also, a barge load of coal, twenty-one tons, four cwt..

Keel :: Keel (n.) The two lowest petals of the corolla of a papilionaceous flower, united and inclosing the stamens and pistil; a carina. See Carina..

Keel :: Keel (n.) A projecting ridge along the middle of a flat or curved surface.

Keel :: Keel (v. i.) To traverse with a keel; to navigate.

Keel :: Keel (v. i.) To turn up the keel; to show the bottom.

Keelage :: Keelage (n.) The right of demanding a duty or toll for a ship entering a port; also, the duty or toll..

Keeled :: Keeled (imp. & p. p.) of Kee.

Keeled :: Keeled (a.) Keel-shaped; having a longitudinal prominence on the back; as, a keeled leaf..

Keeled :: Keeled (a.) Having a median ridge; carinate; as, a keeled scale..

Keeler :: Keeler (n.) One employed in managing a Newcastle keel; -- called also keelman.

Keeler :: Keeler (n.) A small or shallow tub; esp., one used for holding materials for calking ships, or one used for washing dishes, etc..

Keelfat :: Keelfat (n.) A cooler; a vat for cooling wort, etc..

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..

Keelhauled :: Keelhauled (imp. & p. p.) of Keelhau.

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

Keeling :: Keeling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Kee.

Keeling :: Keeling (n.) A cod.

Keelivine :: Keelivine (n.) A pencil of black or red lead; -- called also keelyvine pen.

Keelman :: Keelman (n.) See Keeler, 1..

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

Keels :: Keels (n. pl.) Ninepins. See Kayles.

Keelson :: Keelson (n.) A piece of timber in a ship laid on the middle of the floor timbers over the keel, and binding the floor timbers to the keel; in iron vessels, a structure of plates, situated like the keelson of a timber ship..

Keelvat :: Keelvat (n.) See Keelfat.

Skeel :: Skeel (n.) A shallow wooden vessel for holding milk or cream.

Skeelduck :: Skeelduck (n.) Alt. of Skeelgoos.

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