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hawse1630
The space between the head of a vessel at anchor and the anchors, or a little beyond the anchors, esp. in athwart (†thwart) the hawse (cf. athwart-…
trend1879
Nautical. The angle between the direction of the anchor-cable and that of the ship's keel.