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Definition of Clubhaul
1. v. t. To put on the other tack by dropping the lee anchor as soon as the wind is out of the sails (which brings the vessel's head to the wind), and by cutting the cable as soon as she pays off on the other tack. Clubhauling is attempted only in an exigency.
Definition of Clubhaul
1. Verb. (transitive nautical) To force a sailing vessel to change tack by dropping the lee-anchor and hauling in the anchor cable to swing the stern to windward. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Clubhaul
1. to put a vessel about [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Clubhaul
Literary usage of Clubhaul
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"... clubhaul, gybe. tackle, n. 1. purchase; spec, fish, cat, garnet, whip, jigger,
jeer, fall, burton, bal- liard or halyard. tack, a. 1. See NAIL, COURSE. ..."
2. English Compound Words and Phrases: A Reference List, with Statement of by Francis Horace Teall (1892)
"... etc. club=grass clubhaul cl ib=house club=law clubman (who uses a club)
club=man (member of club) club=master club=moss club=palm clubroom clubroot ..."
3. Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion by United States Naval War Records Office (1905)
"... mouth of the river, I set myself to work to get her offshore, which I did,
after being forced to clubhaul, using our only kedge and a 6-inch towline. ..."
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