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hawse
\ˈhȯz also -ȯs\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English halse, from Old Norse hals neck, part of the bow of a ship — more at collar
1.
a. : hawsehole
b. : the part of a ship's bow that contains the hawseholes
2. : the position or arrangement of the anchor cables of a ship when both a port and starboard anchor are used — see foul, hawse, open hawse
3. : the distance or the space between a ship's bows and her anchor : the space spanned by the anchor cables
< the small boat anchored in the large ship's hawse > |