HAWSE


Meaning of HAWSE in English

[ hɔ:z ]

■ noun the part of a ship's bows through which the anchor cables pass.

↘the space between the head of an anchored vessel and the anchors.

Origin

ME halse , prob. from ON háls 'neck, ship's bow'.

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