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Verb: keelhaul  'keel,hol
  1. Punish by dragging under the keel of a ship, formerly practised in navies
    "The captain threatened to keelhaul any sailor caught stealing"
     
  2. Severely reprimand or punish
    "The CEO keelhauled the manager for the failed project"

Derived forms: keelhauled, keelhauling, keelhauls

Encyclopedia: Keelhaul