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- keelhaul somebody (old use)
to punish a sailor by pulling him under a ship, from one side to the other or from one end to the other （把水手）拖曳过船底（作为惩罚） - keelhaul somebody (humorous)
to punish somebody very severely or speak very angrily to somebody 重罚；怒斥
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Dutch kielhalen.