Defn: Having a median ridge; carinate; as, a keeled scale.
KEELER
Keel"er, n. Etym: [See 3d Keel.]
1. One employed in managing a Newcastle keel; — called also keelman.
2. A small or shallow tub; esp., one used for holding materials for calking ships, or one used for washing dishes, etc.
KEELFAT
Keel"fat`, n. Etym: [Keel to cool + fat a large tub, a vat.]
(Brewing)
Defn: A cooler; a vat for cooling wort, etc. [Written also keelvat.]
Johnson.
KEELHAUL
Keel"haul`, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Keelhauled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Keelhauling.] Etym: [3d keel + haul: cf. LG. & D. kielhalen, G.
kielholen. ] [Written also keelhale.] (Naut.)
Defn: To haul under the keel of a ship, by ropes attached to the yardarms on each side. It was formerly practiced as a punishment in the Dutch and English navies. Totten.
KEELING
Kee"ling, n. Etym: [Cf. Icel. keila, Sw. kolja, Dan. kulle.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A cod.