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boxhauled

boxhauled is the simple past and past participle of boxhaul.

Meaning of boxhaul

Verb

boxhaul (third-person singular simple present boxhauls, present participle boxhauling, simple past and past participle boxhauled)

  1. (ambitransitive) To bring (a square-rigged ship) onto a new tack by hauling back the foresails whilst steering hard round.
    Synonyms:
    box

Questions about boxhauled

What is boxhauled the simple past and past participle of?
Boxhauled is the simple past and past participle of boxhaul.

Words near boxhauled in the dictionary

  1. Boxford
  2. boxful
  3. boxfuls
  4. Boxgrove
  5. boxhaul
  6. boxhauled
  7. boxhauling
  8. boxhauls
  9. boxhead
  10. boxheads
  11. boxholder

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