keelhaul
transitive verbTo discipline by dragging under the keel of a ship.
To rebuke harshly.
To haul under the keel of a ship.
Figuratively, to reprimand severely; haul over the coals. Also keelrake.
intransitive verbTo 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.
