To veer and haul Meaning, Definition & Usage

Definitions
  1. (Naut.), to vary the course or direction; said of the wind, which veers aft and hauls forward. The wind is also said to veer when it shifts with the sun.
  2. (Naut.), to pull tight and slacken alternately. Totten.
Definitions
  1. (Naut.), to pull tight and slacken alternately. Totten.

Webster 1913