To haul or pull upward with force; to elevate or raise something heavy from a lower position.
From Middle English prefix 'en-' (to cause to be) combined with 'haulse,' from Old Norse 'hals' (neck, to embrace). The word evolved from the physical action of pulling something up, originally by the neck or with embracing force.
This word is a rare survivor from Middle English shipping vocabulary—sailors used 'enhaulse' when hauling cargo and sails, and the 'en-' prefix made it sound more forceful and commanding, like 'en-large' or 'en-rich.'
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