Bŏx'haul, v. t.
v. t. (Naut.) To wear, as a ship, in a particular manner, when close-hauled, short round on to the other tack; — so called from the circumstance of bracing the headyards aback. Totten.
v. t. (Naut.) To wear, as a ship, in a particular manner, when close-hauled, short round on to the other tack; — so called from the circumstance of bracing the headyards aback. Totten.