keelhaul
keelhaul
verb
verb
- [with obj.](historical)(史)punish (someone) by dragging them through the water under the keel of a ship, either across the width or from bow to stern
对…施以拖刑（作为惩罚把人拖在船的龙骨之下的水中，从船的一侧拖到另一侧或从船首拖到船尾）
■(often humorous)punish or reprimand severely
(常幽默)严惩；严责
- mid 17th cent.: from Dutch kielhalen
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