Keelage
(Keel"age) n. [Cf. F. guillage, fr. guille keel; of German or Scand origin. See 3d Keel.] The
right of demanding a duty or toll for a ship entering a port; also, the duty or toll. Bouvier. Wharton.
Keeled
(Keeled) a.
1. (Bot.) Keel-shaped; having a longitudinal prominence on the back; as, a keeled leaf.
2. (Zoöl.) Having a median ridge; carinate; as, a keeled scale.
Keeler
(Keel"er) n. [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. [Keel to cool + fat a large tub, a vat.] (Brewing) 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.] [3d keel + haul: cf.
LG. & D. kielhalen, G. kielholen. ] [Written also keelhale.] (Naut.) 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. [Cf. Icel. keila, Sw. kolja, Dan. kulle.] (Zoöl.) A cod.
Keelivine
(Kee"li*vine) n. [Cf. Gael. cil ruddle.] A pencil of black or red lead; — called also keelyvine
pen. [Scot.] Sir W. Scott.
Keelman
(Keel"man) n.; pl. - men See Keeler, 1.
Keelrake
(Keel"rake`) v. t. (Naut.) Same as Keelhaul.
Keels
(Keels) n. pl. Ninepins. See Kayles.
Keelson
(Keel"son) n. [Akin to Sw. kölsvin, Dan. kjölsviin, G. kielschwein; apparently compounded of
the words keel and swine; but cf. Norweg. kjölsvill, where svill is akin to E. sill, n. ] (Shipbuilding)
A piece of timber in a ship laid on the middle of the floor timbers over the keel, and binding the floor
timbers to the keel; in iron vessels, a structure of plates, situated like the keelson of a timber ship.
Cross keelson, a similar structure lying athwart the main keelson, to support the engines and boilers.
Keelvat
(Keel"vat`) n. See Keelfat.
Keen
(Keen) a. [Compar. Keener (-er); superl. Keenest.] [OE. kene sharp, bold, AS. cene bold; akin
to D. koen, OHG. kuoni, G. kühn, OSw. kyn, kön, Icel. kænn, for kœnn wise; perh. akin to E. ken, can
to be able. &radic45. ]
1. Sharp; having a fine edge or point; as, a keen razor, or a razor with a keen edge.
A bow he bare and arwes [arrows] bright and kene.
Chaucer.
That my keen knife see not the wound it makes.
Shak.
