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1. (n.) hawse
the part of a vessel's bow where the hawseholes are located.
2. hawse
a hawsehole or hawsepipe.
Etymology: (bef. 1000; ME hals, OE heals bow of a ship, lit., neck, c. ON hals in same senses, OFris, OS, OHG hals neck, throat, L collus (<*kolsos))
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) hawse, hawsehole, hawsepipe
the hole that an anchor rope passes through
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1. (noun) hawse
a hawse hole
2. (noun) hawse
the situation of the cables when a vessel is moored with two anchors, one on the starboard, the other on the port bow
3. (noun) hawse
the distance ahead to which the cables usually extend; as, the ship has a clear or open hawse, or a foul hawse; to anchor in our hawse, or athwart hawse
4. (noun) hawse
that part of a vessel's bow in which are the hawse holes for the cables
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