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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Haul \Haul\, v. i.
1. (Naut.) To change the direction of a ship by hauling the
wind. See under {Haul}, v. t.
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I . . . hauled up for it, and found it to be an
island. --Cook.
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2. To pull apart, as oxen sometimes do when yoked.
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{To haul around} (Naut.), to shift to any point of the
compass; -- said of the wind.
{To haul off} (Naut.), to sail closer to the wind, in order
to get farther away from anything; hence, to withdraw; to
draw back.
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