Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

boxhaul

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: box-haul
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To bring (a square-rigged ship) onto a new tack by hauling back the foresails whilst steering hard round.

Inflected Forms

boxhauls (present, singular) boxhauling (participle, present) boxhauled (participle, past) boxhauled (past)

Synonyms

box

Questions

What does boxhaul mean?: To bring (a square-rigged ship) onto a new tack by hauling back the foresails whilst steering hard round.

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