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Thank you for the warm welcome Mr. Handles. In your opinion, is it worth it to join the P-R board... or can a person get by instead just reading the open-to-all forums like this one?

2)- keelhaul • \KEEL-hawl\ • verb

1 : to haul under the keel of a ship as punishment or torture

*2 : to rebuke severely

Example Sentence:

After being charged what he felt was an exorbitant amount for a glass of orange juice at The Cherry Bar, Winston_Churchill decided to keelhaul Hammer on the P-R message board.


Did you know?

In the mid-1600s, British monarchs were intent on using their powerful navy to expand their empire. Insubordination was not tolerated, and mutinous sailors were disciplined severely to discourage others from similar rebellion. "Keelhauling" was one of the worst penalties that could befall a renegade mariner. Although they definitely practiced the gruesome punishment, the British did not invent it -- the Dutch did. "Keelhaul" is a translation of the Dutch word "kielhalen," which means "to haul under the keel of a ship." Even after the practice was banned on European naval vessels in the mid-1800s, the word "keelhaul" remained in English as a term for a severe scolding.

*Indicates the sense illustrated in the example sentence