单词 | foul hawse |
释义 | > as lemmasfoul hawse b. Of an anchor, cable, hawse, etc.: entangled or obstructed, esp. as the result of the action of another vessel. Frequently in foul hawse.Recorded earliest in foul anchor n. See also foul berth n. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > berthing, mooring, or anchoring > [noun] > action, fact, or opportunity of anchoring > specific manner or condition of hawse1597 foul1754 foul hawse1769 running moor1883 1754 A. Berthelson Eng. & Danish Dict. A foul anchor, et uklart anker. 1769 W. Falconer Universal Dict. Marine Tour de cable, a foul hawse; a turn or elbow in the hawse. 1829 F. Marryat Naval Officer III. iv. 103 Topsail-tie is foul. 1840 R. H. Dana Two Years before Mast vii. 16 We [sc. the ship] were continually swinging round, and had thus got a very foul hawse. 1901 W. H. Winslow Sea Let. iii. 37 Many vessels were untwisting foul cables and getting underway. 2020 @DownNorth 30 Jan. in twitter.com (accessed 15 Mar. 2021) Hard spot in fall with northerly or north east winds. Had foul hawse in there one fall. Oh didn't I curse!. < as lemmas |
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