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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
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KEELHAUL, v. Sc. usage: ¶ppl.adj. keelhaul'd, “laid out” with drink.Abd. 1867 W. Anderson Rhymes 181:
[They] wad fuddle an' drink till they a' were keelhaul'd.
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