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boxhauling

boxhauling is the present participle and gerund 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 boxhauling

What is boxhauling the present participle and gerund of?
Boxhauling is the present participle and gerund of boxhaul.

Words near boxhauling in the dictionary

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

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