ˈhȯzə(r) also -ȯsə- noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English haucer, hauser, hawser, from Anglo-French hauceour, from Middle French haucier to raise, hoist (from — assumed — Vulgar Latin altiare, from Latin altus high) + -our -or — more at old
: a large rope for towing or mooring a ship or securing it at a dock