boxhaul (third-person singular simple present boxhauls, present participle boxhauling, simple past and past participle boxhauled)
(nautical) To bring (a square-rigged ship) onto a new tack by hauling back the foresails whilst steering hard round.
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Box"haul`, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Boxhauled.] (Naut.)
Definition: To put (a vessel) on the other tack by veering her short round on her heel; -- so called from the circumstance of bracing the head yards abox (i. e., sharp aback, on the wind). Totten.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
9 May 2025
(noun) anything in accord with principles of justice; “he feels he is in the right”; “the rightfulness of his claim”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
