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manhauling

manhauling is the present participle and gerund of manhaul.

Meaning of manhaul

Verb

manhaul (third-person singular simple present manhauls, present participle manhauling, simple past and past participle manhauled)

  1. (transitive) To pull sledges, trucks, etc. by manpower, unaided by animals or machines.
    • He would die in the Arctic, but in 1908 he manhauled to the South Magnetic Pole with Mawson and Edgeworth David, and on the way they camped near our spot.1996, Sara Wheeler, Terra Incognita: Travels in Antarctica, New York: Random House, →ISBN, page 139

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What is manhauling the present participle and gerund of?
Manhauling is the present participle and gerund of manhaul.

Words near manhauling in the dictionary

  1. manhattans
  2. Manhattanville
  3. Manhattoes
  4. manhaul
  5. manhauled
  6. manhauling
  7. manhauls
  8. manhead
  9. manhole
  10. manhole cover
  11. manhole covers

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