Keel

kel, n. The principal timber in a ship, extend- ing from stem to stern at the bottom, and supporting the whole frame see Ship hence, a ship a low, flat-bottomed ve el, to convey coal a broad, flat ve el, for cooling liquids; a keeler. (Bot.) The 2 lowest petals of the corolla of a papilionaceous flower, inclosing the stamens and pistil. (J¥at. Hist.) A projecting ridge along the middle of a flat or curving surface. — v. [keeled (keld), keeling.] To plow with a keel, navigate to turn up the keel, show the bottom. [ME. kele, Keel, a keel, partly fr. AS. ceol, Ic. kjoll, OHG. cheol, a ship partly Ic. kjolr, D. and G. kiel, keel oi a ship.] — False keel. A strong timber bolted to the bottom of the keel, to protect — Keel'age, n. Right of demanding a toll for a ship entering a harbor; duty so paid. — KeeKer, n. A shallow tub for holding materials for calking ships, or for other uses. — Keel'-boat, n. A large, covered boat, with a keel, but no sails, used on Amer. rivers for transporting freight; a low, flat-bottomed freight-boat.— Keel 'haul, v. [-hauled (-hawld), -hauling.] (Naut.) To haul under the keel of a ship, as a punishment, by ropes attached to the yard-arms on each — side. [OD. kielhaalen; D. halen, to haul, pull.]