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Haul :: Haul (n.) A bundle of about four hundred threads, to be tarred..

Drag :: Drag (v. t.) To draw slowly or heavily onward; to pull along the ground by main force; to haul; to trail; -- applied to drawing heavy or resisting bodies or those inapt for drawing, with labor, along the ground or other surface; as, to drag stone or timber; to drag a net in fishing..

Lead :: Lead (n.) the distance of haul, as from a cutting to an embankment..

Slip :: Slip (n.) An inclined plane on which a vessel is built, or upon which it is hauled for repair..

Halm :: Halm (n.) Same as Haulm.

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..

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..

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

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)..

Hault :: Hault (a.) Lofty; haughty.

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

Team :: Team (v. t.) To convey or haul with a team; as, to team lumber..

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

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

Slatting :: Slatting (n.) The violent shaking or flapping of anything hanging loose in the wind, as of a sail, when being hauled down..

Haul :: Haul (n.) A pulling with force; a violent pull.

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

Overhauled :: Overhauled (imp. & p. p.) of Overhau.

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

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

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