Heel, Heeling
Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2018 6:46 am
by call_copse
I've always wondered why sailing boats heel rather than tip, tilt or lean. Heel, otherwise is associated with controlling a dog or mending shoes...
Re: Heel, Heeling
Posted: Sat Aug 19, 2023 9:50 am
by Slava
I just took a gander and learned that this shipshape version of heel is from a different root, ME hield, which meant to tip, slope, or incline.