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keelhauling
A naval punishment of the 17th and 18th centuries; consisted in dropping the victim into the sea from one yardarm, hauling him under the keel and up to the yardarm on the other side; is now a term for a severe rebuke.
- スピーチの一部 noun
- 産業/ドメイン 言語
- カテゴリ Encyclopedias
- Organization: Project Gutenberg
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- JohannesDD
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(Sydney, Australia)
