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Haulabout

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haulagenounThe business of transporting heavy goods.
holdmannounA surname.
hawsernoun(nautical) A thick or heavy-duty cable or rope used to tow or moor a ship.
halsernounAlternative form of hawser. [(nautical) A thick or heavy-duty cable or rope used to tow or moor a ship.]
hauleenounA person or thing that is hauled or lifted.
hawseholenoun(nautical) The hole through which a ship's anchor rope is passed.
haulnounAn act of hauling or pulling, particularly with force; a (violent) pull or tug.
coalhodnounA hod or receptacle for carrying coal.
manhaulnounThe act or practice of pulling sledges, trucks, etc. by human power, unaided by animals or machines.
halsenoun(anatomy, archaic) The neck; the throat.
hawsenoun(nautical) The horizontal distance or area between an anchored vessel's bows and the actual position of her anchor(s).
hulknoun(nautical) (by extension) A non-functional but floating ship, usually stripped of equipment and rigging, and often put to other uses such as accommodation or storage.
hullocknoun(sailing) A small part of a sail lowered in a gale to keep the ship’s head to the sea.
clubhaulingnoun(nautical) A risky maneuver whereby a sail-boat tacks (turns into and through the wind) by dropping one of the front anchors, the intent being to turn the boat in a tighter space than would be possible using the rudder and sails alone, especially when difficult conditions such as light winds or heavy swell make tacking more difficult than usual.
outhaulernounSynonym of outhaul.
catholenounA small pit, dug in the earth by hikers etc. in order to bury feces.
hausenoun(Scotland, Northern England) A col, a lower neck or ridge between two peaks: a mountain pass.
boathooknounA hook attached to a pole used for pulling or pushing boats, rafts, logs or other objects to or from the side of a boat.
hogframenoun(nautical) A trussed frame extending fore and aft, usually above deck, and intended to increase the longitudinal strength and stiffness, used chiefly in American river and lake steamers.
howkernoun(nautical) A type of two-masted Dutch sailing vessel, weighing between 60 and 200 tons burthen.

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