Word: clubhaul
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: club
haul
Definition: To force (a sailing vessel) to change tack by dropping the lee-anchor and hauling in the anchor cable to swing the stern to windward.
Morphemes:
Affix: club
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To drift in a current with an anchor out.
Affix: haul
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To steer (a vessel) closer to the wind.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: haler
Language: fro
Decoded: haler
Meaning: to haul, pull