box-haulv.

Brit.

/ˈbɒkshɔːl/, U.S.

/ˈbɑksˌhɔl/,

/ˈbɑksˌhɑl/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: box v.², haul v.

Etymology: < box v.² (compare box v.² 6 and to box off 1 at box v.² Phrasal verbs) + haul v. Compare box-hauling n.

Nautical.

1. transitive. To turn (a ship) across the wind quickly by setting the foremost sails aback, so that the vessel stops and may even start to move backwards before moving forward on the new tack. Cf. box v.² 6.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > use of wind > get into the current of the wind [verb (transitive)] > cause to go about > by specific method

tack1637

boxc1710

wear1719

wore1744

to box off1745

box-haul1769

club-haul1834

1769 [implied in: W. Falconer Universal Dict. Marine Box-hauling, is generally performed when the ship is too near the shore to have room for veering in the usual way. (at box-hauling n.)].

1777 W. Hutchinson Treat. Pract. Seamanship p. xiv To box-haul the ship when she refuses stays.

1846 W. Nevens Forty Years at Sea viii. 100 We were within three miles of the harbour, with a light wind, therefore we boxhauled her until ten o'clock and then ran in.

1865 Lloyd's Weekly Newspaper 17 Dec. 5/5 Even in a sea-way she [sc. a vessel] can be tacked, wore, or box-hauled with easy facility.

1952 G. Roark Slant of Wild Wind iii. xii. 149 I was sailing on toward it when Redd boxhauled his ship round.

2007 N. Novik Empire of Ivory ii. vi. 142 Off the coast of the Horn she missed stays, and had to be hurriedly box-hauled.

2. intransitive. Of a ship's crew: to turn a ship across the wind quickly by setting the foremost sails aback, so that the vessel stops and may even start to move backwards before moving forward on the new tack. Of a ship: to turn in this way.

ΚΠ

1829 Casket Apr. 159/2 The Spaniard's first attempt was to round to, on our weather quarter, and, shooting in the wind, to give us a diagonal broadside, and then to box-haul, and rake us with the other.

1851 Caledonian Mercury 3 Feb. The skilful mariner keeps tacking, wearing, and box-hauling about, until the wind has again changed its direction, so as to lead him fairly on his course.

1903 Lucky Bag U.S. Naval Acad. 111 In Block Island Sound we tacked, wore, and boxhauled.

1969 D. Pope Triton Brig xxiii. 361 Once she was halfway into the bay there probably wasn't room enough to wear round whatever happened, unless he boxhauled—juggling with the sails so she went astern to bring her bow round.

1988 P. Allington in D. J. Starkey Devon's Coastline 73 Having ‘box-hauled’, the ship will be on her new heading.

2006 B. Campbell No Quarter iv. 64 By thunder, she's boxhauling.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	box-haul
释义	box-haulv. Brit. /ˈbɒkshɔːl/, U.S. /ˈbɑksˌhɔl/, /ˈbɑksˌhɑl/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: box v.², haul v. Etymology: < box v.² (compare box v.² 6 and to box off 1 at box v.² Phrasal verbs) + haul v. Compare box-hauling n. Nautical. 1. transitive. To turn (a ship) across the wind quickly by setting the foremost sails aback, so that the vessel stops and may even start to move backwards before moving forward on the new tack. Cf. box v.² 6. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > use of wind > get into the current of the wind [verb (transitive)] > cause to go about > by specific method tack1637 boxc1710 wear1719 wore1744 to box off1745 box-haul1769 club-haul1834 1769 [implied in: W. Falconer Universal Dict. Marine Box-hauling, is generally performed when the ship is too near the shore to have room for veering in the usual way. (at box-hauling n.)]. 1777 W. Hutchinson Treat. Pract. Seamanship p. xiv To box-haul the ship when she refuses stays. 1846 W. Nevens Forty Years at Sea viii. 100 We were within three miles of the harbour, with a light wind, therefore we boxhauled her until ten o'clock and then ran in. 1865 Lloyd's Weekly Newspaper 17 Dec. 5/5 Even in a sea-way she [sc. a vessel] can be tacked, wore, or box-hauled with easy facility. 1952 G. Roark Slant of Wild Wind iii. xii. 149 I was sailing on toward it when Redd boxhauled his ship round. 2007 N. Novik Empire of Ivory ii. vi. 142 Off the coast of the Horn she missed stays, and had to be hurriedly box-hauled. 2. intransitive. Of a ship's crew: to turn a ship across the wind quickly by setting the foremost sails aback, so that the vessel stops and may even start to move backwards before moving forward on the new tack. Of a ship: to turn in this way. ΚΠ 1829 Casket Apr. 159/2 The Spaniard's first attempt was to round to, on our weather quarter, and, shooting in the wind, to give us a diagonal broadside, and then to box-haul, and rake us with the other. 1851 Caledonian Mercury 3 Feb. The skilful mariner keeps tacking, wearing, and box-hauling about, until the wind has again changed its direction, so as to lead him fairly on his course. 1903 Lucky Bag U.S. Naval Acad. 111 In Block Island Sound we tacked, wore, and boxhauled. 1969 D. Pope Triton Brig xxiii. 361 Once she was halfway into the bay there probably wasn't room enough to wear round whatever happened, unless he boxhauled—juggling with the sails so she went astern to bring her bow round. 1988 P. Allington in D. J. Starkey Devon's Coastline 73 Having ‘box-hauled’, the ship will be on her new heading. 2006 B. Campbell No Quarter iv. 64 By thunder, she's boxhauling. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < v.1769
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