boxhauling

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A form of boxhaul — To bring (a square-rigged ship) onto a new tack by hauling back the foresails whilst steering hard round.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of boxhaul
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APA

boxhauling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boxhauling

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“boxhauling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boxhauling. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “boxhauling,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boxhauling.

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