| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb | 1. 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).[Websters] 2. Seldom used base verb from the following inflections: boxhauling, boxhauled, boxhauls, boxhauler, boxhaulers, boxhaulingly and boxhauledly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "BOXHAUL" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
| Note: Boxhaul \Box"haul`\, transitive verb. [imperative past participle Boxhauled.]. (references) |
