Crossword-Solution: BOXHAUL
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Boxhaul | v. t. | 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). |
We have 4 clues for the answer “BOXHAUL”
| Clue | Answers |
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| Tack, as a square-rigger | 1 answer |
| Veer square-rigger sharply | 1 answer |
| bring (a square-rigger) onto a new tack by backwinding the foresails and steering hard round | 1 answer |
| Veer | 50 answers |
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Hint 1 meaning
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Sentences with BOXHAUL (2)
The English captain, who had been forced to boxhaul his great vessel in order to avoid running on the shoals, cursed beneath his breath.
BOXHAUL, boks'hawl, _v.t._ to veer a ship sharp round on her heel, by putting the helm a-lee, bracing the head-yards flat aback, and hauling to windward the head-sheets.
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Appears in: CrosSynergy, NYT.
Used 2 times in crossword archives (1985–2004).