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Boxhaul
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What's The Definition Of Boxhaul?Synonyms | Synonyms for Boxhaul: Related Terms | Find terms related to Boxhaul: See Also | Boxhaul In Webster's Dictionary \Box"haul`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Boxhauled}.] (Naut.)
To put (a vessel) on the other tack by veering her short
round on her heel; -- so called from the circumstance of
bracing the head yards abox (i. e., sharp aback, on the
wind). --Totten.
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