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kielhalen
Dutch · medieval
"to haul under a ship's keel"
combining "kiel" (keel) and "halen" (to haul), a maritime punishment
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keelhaul
English · 1600s
"to punish by dragging under a ship's keel"
adopted directly from Dutch naval discipline
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