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6 words match “HAULS”

HAULS n.
See Hals.
HAULSE v.
See Halse.
HAULER n.
One who hauls.
VEER v.
d haul (Naut.), to vary the course or direction; -- said of the wind, which veers aft and hauls forward. The wind is also said to veer when it shifts with the sun.
WARP v.
To run off the reel into hauls to be tarred, as yarns.
WARPING n.
-- Warping hook, a hook used by rope makers for hanging the yarn on, when warping it into hauls for tarring. -- Warping mill, a machine for warping yarn. -- Warping penny, money, varying according to the length of the thread, paid to the weaver by the spinner on laying the warp. [Prov. Eng.] Wright. -- Warping post,…