HAWSE


Meaning of HAWSE in English

[hawse] n [alter. of ME halse, fr. ON hals neck, hawse--more at collar] (14c) 1 a: the part of a ship's bow that contains the hawseholes b: hawsehole

2: the distance between a ship's bow and her anchor

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