Haul
/hɔːl/noun
To pull or drag something with effort; also, a long pull or a large quantity obtained at once.
Did you know?“Haul” belongs to a family of old Germanic words for dragging and tugging, and it’s the same deep root behind several everyday words for pulling and movement.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*halōną
“to pull, drag, or haul”
Old English
Old English
hēal(h)
“to pull, draw, drag”
Middle English
Middle English
halen
“to drag, pull, or draw”
14th Century
English
haulen
“to drag or pull with effort”
Modern English
English
haul
“to pull or drag with effort; a large quantity of something obtained at once”