Keel'haul, v. t.

v. t. [imp. & p. p. KEELHAULED; p. pr.; & vb. n. KEELHAULING.] [Written also keelhale.] [Eng. keel and haul, q. v.; L. Ger. & D. kiel-halen, N. H. Ger. kielholen.] (Naut.) To haul under the keel of a ship, as a punishment, by ropes attached to the yard-arms on each side. It was formerly practiced in the Dutch and English navies. Totten.