Definition of haul

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Haul (v. i.) To change the direction of a ship by hauling the wind. See under Haul, v. t..

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Boxhauled :: Boxhauled (imp. & p. p.) of Boxhau.
Haul :: Haul (v. t.) To pull apart, as oxen sometimes do when yoked..
Janker :: "Janker (n.) A long pole on two wheels, used in hauling logs..
Lug :: Lug (v. i.) To pull with force; to haul; to drag along; to carry with difficulty, as something heavy or cumbersome..
Haul :: Haul (n.) A bundle of about four hundred threads, to be tarred..
Forereach :: Forereach (v. t.) To advance or gain upon; -- said of a vessel that gains upon another when sailing closehauled.
Haum :: Haum (n.) See Haulm, stalk..
Haulage :: Haulage (n.) Act of hauling; as, the haulage of cars by an engine; charge for hauling..
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..
Haul :: 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..
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..
Overhauling :: Overhauling (n.) A strict examination with a view to correction or repairs.
Touze :: Touze (v. t. & i.) To pull; to haul; to tear; to worry.
Warp :: Warp (v. t.) To run off the reel into hauls to be tarred, as yarns..
Haulse :: Haulse (v.) See Halse.
Hauler :: Hauler (n.) One who hauls.
Team :: Team (v. t.) To convey or haul with a team; as, to team lumber..
Overhauling :: Overhauling () of Overhau.
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..
Haul :: Haul (v. t.) To pull or draw with force; to drag.
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