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To punish by dragging under the keel of a ship
{v} to punish, to drag under the keel
{f} punish a person by dragging him or her on a rope through the water from one side of a boat to the other under the keel; punish severely
To haul under the keel of a ship, by ropes attached to the yardarms on each side
It was formerly practiced as a punishment in the Dutch and English navies
To rebuke harshly
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