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clubhaul

verb

Etymology

From club + haul; derived from nautical clubbing (dragging an anchor along the seabed) and hauling (changing direction).

  1. derived from *kelh₁-✻ — “to call, cry, summon”
  2. inherited from *halōną✻
  3. inherited from *halian✻ — “to haul, drag”
  4. derived from halen
  5. derived from *halōn✻
  6. derived from haler
  7. inherited from hālen
  8. compounded as clubhaul — “club + haul”

Definitions

  1. To force (a sailing vessel) to change tack by dropping the lee-anchor and hauling in the…

    To force (a sailing vessel) to change tack by dropping the lee-anchor and hauling in the anchor cable to swing the stern to windward.

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