Definitions For Keelhaul
Verb
{{en-verb}} (transitive, nautical) To punish by dragging under the keel of a ship. (transitive) To rebuke harshly.Derived terms
keelhauling#noun, keelhauling {{qualifier, noun}}Translations
{{trans-top}} Afrikaans: kielhaal Arabic: {{t-needed, ar}} Danish: kølhale Dutch: kielhalen Esperanto: {{t-needed, eo}} Faroese: kjølhála, kjøldraga Finnish: vetää kölin alta French: donner la cale German: kielholen Icelandic: kjöldraga Italian: {{t-needed, it}} Japanese: {{t-needed, ja}} Norwegian: : Bokmål: kjølhale : Nynorsk: kjølhala, kjølhale Portuguese: {{t-needed, pt}} Russian: {{t-needed, ru}} Spanish: {{t-needed, es}} Swedish: kölhalaEtymology
From {{der, en, nl, kielhalen, , keelhaul}}, from kiel, , keel + halen, , fetch#verb, fetch; catch#verb, catch.Is Keelhaul a Scrabble Word?
Words With Friends
YES
Scrabble US
YES
Scrabble UK
YES
English International (SOWPODS)
YES
Scrabble Global
YES
Enable1 Dictionary
YES
Points in Different Games
Scrabble
15
Words with Friends
17
The word Keelhaul is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends
Examples of Keelhaul in a Sentence
- There's no need to keelhaul him—it was an honest mistake, and a small one at that