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n. (Naut.) A method of going from one tack to another. See Boxhaul. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Chawdron. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Naut.) Under way and moving as nearly as possible toward the direction from which the wind blows; having the sails trimmed for sailing as close to the wind as possible; -- said of a sailing vessel. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. (Naut.) 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. a mountain in Nepal, 26, 810 feet high. [ proper name ] [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. (Naut.) A rope to haul down, or to assist in hauling down, a sail; as, a staysail downhaul; a trysail downhaul. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Hauled p. pr. & vb. n. Hauling. ] [ OE. halen, halien, F. haler, of German or Scand. origin; akin to AS. geholian to acquire, get, D. halen to fetch, pull, draw, OHG. holōn, halōn, G. holen, Dan. hale to haul, Sw. hala, and to L. calare to call, summon, Gr. kalei^n to call. Cf. Hale, v. t., Claim. Class, Council, Ecclesiastic. ] 1. To pull or draw with force; to drag. [ 1913 Webster ]

Some dance, some haul the rope. Denham. [ 1913 Webster ]

Thither they bent, and hauled their ships to land. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

Romp-loving miss
Is hauled about in gallantry robust. Thomson. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To transport by drawing, as with horses or oxen; as, to haul logs to a sawmill. [ 1913 Webster ]

When I was seven or eight years of age, I began hauling all the wood used in the house and shops. U. S. Grant. [ 1913 Webster ]

To haul over the coals. See under Coal. --
To haul the wind (Naut.), to turn the head of the ship nearer to the point from which the wind blows. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. 1. (Naut.) To change the direction of a ship by hauling the wind. See under Haul, v. t. [ 1913 Webster ]

I . . . hauled up for it, and found it to be an island. Cook. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To pull apart, as oxen sometimes do when yoked. [ 1913 Webster ]

To haul around (Naut.), to shift to any point of the compass; -- said of the wind. --
To haul off (Naut.), to sail closer to the wind, in order to get farther away from anything; hence, to withdraw; to draw back. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A pulling with force; a violent pull. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A single draught of a net; as, to catch a hundred fish at a haul. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. That which is caught, taken, or gained at once, as by hauling a net. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Transportation by hauling; the distance through which anything is hauled, as freight in a railroad car; as, a long haul or short haul. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. (Rope Making) A bundle of about four hundred threads, to be tarred. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A bargelike vessel with steel hull, large hatchways, and coal transporters, for coaling war vessels from its own hold or from other colliers. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. Act of hauling; as, the haulage of cars by an engine; charge for hauling. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One who hauls. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A trucking company; a freight transporter using trucks. [ PJC ]

n. a haulage contractor.
Syn. -- hauler. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ OE. halm, AS. healm; akin to D., G., Dan., & Sw. halm, Icel. hālmr, L. calamus reed, cane, stalk, Gr. kalamo`s. Cf. Excel, Culminate, Culm, Shawm, Calamus. ] The denuded stems or stalks of such crops as buckwheat and the cereal grains, beans, etc.; straw. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A part of a harness; a hame. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Obs. ] See Hals. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. [ Obs. ] See Halse. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ OF. hault, F. haut. See Haughty. ] Lofty; haughty. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Through support of countenance proud and hault. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ , n. (Naut.) A rope used to draw in the jib boom, or flying jib boom. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Keelhauled p. pr. & vb. n. Keelhauling. ] [ 3d keel + haul: cf. LG. & D. kielhalen, G. kielholen. ] [ Written also keelhale. ] (Naut.) 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. Totten. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Naut.) A rope used for hauling out a sail upon a spar; -- opposite of inhaul. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Overhauled p. pr. & vb. n. Overhauling. ] 1. To haul or drag over; hence, to turn over for examination; to inspect; to examine thoroughly with a view to corrections or repairs. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Naut.) To gain upon in a chase; to overtake. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To repair thoroughly; to make repairs on; -- usually implying major repairs and perhaps modifying improvements. [ PJC ]

To overhaul a tackle, to pull on the leading parts so as to separate the blocks. --
To overhaul running rigging, to keep it clear, and see that no hitch occurs. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. 1. A strict examination with a view to correction or repairs. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A major repair or a revision for the purpose of improvement. [ PJC ]