Boxhauling

n. (Naut.) A method of going from one tack to another. See Boxhaul. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Boxhauled ] (Naut.) To put (a vessel) on the other tack by veering her short round on her heel; -- so called from the circumstance of bracing the head yards abox (i. e., sharp aback, on the wind). Totten. [ 1913 Webster ]