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outhaul

outhaul verb: to haul out.

Verb

outhaul (third-person singular simple present outhauls, present participle outhauling, simple past and past participle outhauled)

  1. (transitive) To haul out.

Noun

outhaul (plural outhauls)

  1. A rope that is used to extend a sail along a spar.
    • Unfurl the sail and attach the clew to the hook attached to the outhaul line.(Can we date this quote?), “Pico Rigging Instructions”, in California State University, Sacramento, page 1

Forms of outhaul

Verb
third-person singular presentouthauls
present participleouthauling
past participleouthauled
pastouthauled
Noun
pluralouthauls

Origin of outhaul

From Middle English outhalen, equivalent to out- + haul.

From out- + haul.

Questions about outhaul

What does outhaul mean?
Outhaul means to haul out.
What part of speech is outhaul?
Outhaul can be a verb or a noun.
What is the past tense of outhaul?
The past tense of outhaul is outhauled.

Words near outhaul in the dictionary

  1. outhastens
  2. outhaughtied
  3. outhaughties
  4. outhaughty
  5. outhaughtying
  6. outhaul
  7. outhauled
  8. outhauler
  9. outhaulers
  10. outhauling
  11. outhauls

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