BOXHAUL
\bˈɒkshɔːl], \bˈɒkshɔːl], \b_ˈɒ_k_s_h_ɔː_l]\
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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).
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