galley downhaul

noun

An imaginary rope, the object of a task assigned to new recruits as a prank.

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Meanings

noungalley downhaul (plural galley downhauls)

plural galley downhauls

  1. obsoletenauticalAn imaginary rope, the object of a task assigned to new recruits as a prank.
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