Keelhaul ~ Punishment by dragging under the ship, from one side to the other. The victim of a keelhauling would be half-drowned, or worse, and lacerated by the barnacles that grew beneath the ship.
Monday, April 6, 2009
Pirate Word Of the Day # 1
his is the first in a series of Pirate words and phrases, to educate all those non-pirates out there.
Keelhaul ~ Punishment by dragging under the ship, from one side to the other. The victim of a keelhauling would be half-drowned, or worse, and lacerated by the barnacles that grew beneath the ship.
Keelhaul ~ Punishment by dragging under the ship, from one side to the other. The victim of a keelhauling would be half-drowned, or worse, and lacerated by the barnacles that grew beneath the ship.
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we in the Netherlands say 'kielhalen' so I think it is a Dutch word from origine:-)
ReplyDeletethe 'kiel' is underside of a ship
Thanks for that little bit of information. Good to see somoone reads my Blog.
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