Definition of Boxhaul
Box´haul`
v. t.
1.
(Naut.)
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
).
[
imp
. &
p
.
p
.
Boxhauled
( )
.]
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