1626. Capt. J. Smith, Accidence, in Wks. (Arber) p. 790. The Marshall is to punish offendors, and to see Justice executed according to directions, as ducking at yards arme, hawling vnder the keele.
1690. B. E., Dict. Cant. Crew, s.v. Keel-hale, to draw by a Rope tied to the Neck, and fastned to a Tackle (with a jerk) quite under the Keel or bottom of the Ship.
1710. C. Shadwell, Fair Quaker of Deal, i. May I be keel-hawled, if any man in the universe has more reformed the navy than myself.
1734. C. Johnson, History of Highwaymen etc., 349. He was often whipp'd at the cap stern, put in the Bilboes, and once keelhauled.
1748. Smollett, Rod. Random, iii. Whoever told him so was a lying, lubberly rascal, and deserved to be keelhauled.
1785. Grose, Vulg. Tongue, s.v., keel-hawling.
1836. M. Scott, Cringle's Log, xii. While the old woman keelhauled me with a poker on one side, he jerked at me on the other, until at length he gave me a regular cross-buttock.
1837. Marryat, Snarley Yow, x. The unfortunate Smallbones was to be keel-hauled.
Keelhauling, subs. (old: now recognised).—See
Keelhaul: hence a
good rating; rough treatment.
1785. Grose, Vulg. Tongue, s.v.
1838. Haliburton, Clockmaker, 2. S. xxiii. 'There's a keel-hauling in store for some of you that shall be nameless, as sure as you are born.'
Keen, subs. (American cadets').—A
funny story; a joke: to get
off a keen = to make a witty
remark.
Keep, subs. (colloquial).—1. Board
and lodging.
1861. T. Hughes, Tom Brown at Oxford, 1. viii. I performed some services to the College in return for my keep.
1869. Blackmore, Lorna Doone, xlvi. Moreover, we could not bear the idea that she should labor for her keep.
2. (colloquial).—A salaried mistress. See verb. sense 3.
Verb, (old and American).—1. To abide.
1593. Shakspeare, Titus Andr., v. 2, 5. Knock at his study where, they say, he keeps.
1613. Browne, Brit. Past., 1. iv. p. 87. The high top'd firres which on that mountain keepe, Have ever since that time beene seene to weepe.
1626. C. More, Life & Death of Sir Thomas More. 'Letter to Dean Colet'. Yff the discommodities of the cittie doe, as they may very well, displease you, yet may the countrie about your parish of Stepney afforde you the like delights which that affordes you wherein now you keepe.
1633. Fletcher, Purple Island, v. 25. Here stands the palace of the noblest sense, Here Visus keeps, whose court than crystal smoother, And clearer seems.
d.1656. Hall, Satires, v. p. 86. Would it not vex thee, where thy sires did keep, To see the dunged folds of dag-tail'd sheep?
1742-3. Pope, Dunciad, iv. 307. But chief her shrine where naked Venus keeps, And Cupids ride the Lion of the deeps.
1785. Grose, Vulg. Tongue, s.v. Keep, to inhabit; Lord, where do you keep, i.e. where are your rooms (academical phrase).
1790. Winthrop, Hist. New England, 1. 72. The Tarentines . . . rifled a wigwam where Mr. Cradock's men kept.
1795. Gentleman's Magazine, p. 118. He said I ought to have asked for his rooms, or inquired where he kept.
1866. M. Arnold, Thyrsis. But yet he could not keep Here with the shepherds and the silly sheep.
2. (old).—See quot. Cf. Scots' haud.
1724-27. Ramsay, 'O Mither Dear, I Gin to Fear,' in Wks. (at sup.), ii. 281. 'I 'gin to fear, Tho' I'm baith good and bonny, I wina keep; for in my sleep I start and dream of Johny.
