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boxhaul

box·haul [ bóks hàwl ] (past and past participle box·hauled, present participle box·haul·ing, 3rd person present singular box·hauls)


transitive and intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
turn ship around: to turn a square-rigged sailing ship onto a new tack by causing the wind to fill the back side of the foresails and steering hard around

[Mid-18th century. <box4]
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