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| box·haul [ bóks hàwl ] (past and past participle box·hauled, present participle box·haul·ing, 3rd person present singular box·hauls) |
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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
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| [Mid-18th century. <box4] |
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