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- Hauling - p. pr. & vb. n. - of Haul
- Haul - v. i. - To change the direction of a ship by hauling the wind. See under Haul, v. t.
- Crab - a. - A form of windlass, or geared capstan, for hauling ships into dock, etc.
- Jigger - n. & v. - A light tackle, consisting of a double and single block and the fall, used for various purposes, as to increase the purchase on a topsail sheet in hauling it home; the watch tackle.
- Bushwhacking - n. - Traveling, or working a way, through bushes; pulling by the bushes, as in hauling a boat along the bushy margin of a stream.
- Downhaul - n. - A rope to haul down, or to assist in hauling down, a sail; as, a staysail downhaul; a trysail downhaul.
- Earing - n. - A line for hauling the reef cringle to the yard; -- also called reef earing.
- Janker - n. - A long pole on two wheels, used in hauling logs.
- Teaming - n. - The act or occupation of driving a team, or of hauling or carrying, as logs, goods, or the like, with a team.
- Outhaul - n. - A rope used for hauling out a sail upon a spar; -- opposite of inhaul.
- Hayrack - n. - A frame mounted on the running gear of a wagon, and used in hauling hay, straw, sheaves, etc.; -- called also hay rigging.
- Team - v. i. - To engage in the occupation of driving a team of horses, cattle, or the like, as in conveying or hauling lumber, goods, etc.; to be a teamster.
- Kedge - n. - To move (a vessel) by carrying out a kedge in a boat, dropping it overboard, and hauling the vessel up to it.
- Warp - v. - A rope used in hauling or moving a vessel, usually with one end attached to an anchor, a post, or other fixed object; a towing line; a warping hawser.