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Forereach :: Forereach (v. t.) To advance or gain upon; -- said of a vessel that gains upon another when sailing closehauled.

Closehauled :: Closehauled (a.) Under way and moving as nearly as possible toward the direction from which the wind blows; -- said of a sailing vessel.

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

Rouse :: Rouse (v. i. & t.) To pull or haul strongly and all together, as upon a rope, without the assistance of mechanical appliances..

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

Overhaul :: Overhaul (v. t.) To gain upon in a chase; to overtake.

Hauling :: Hauling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Hau.

Hauled :: Hauled (imp. & p. p.) of Hau.

Hauls :: Hauls (n.) See Hals.

Haul :: Haul (v. t.) To pull or draw with force; to drag.

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

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..

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

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

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

Inhauler :: Inhauler (n.) A rope used to draw in the jib boom, or flying jib boom..

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..

Haulm :: Haulm (n.) The denuded stems or stalks of such crops as buckwheat and the cereal grains, beans, etc.; straw..

Teaming :: Teaming (n.) The act or occupation of driving a team, or of hauling or carrying, as logs, goods, or the like, with a team..

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