[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
[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
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012