noun
1. : one turn of a rope round a timber or belaying pin or around a bollard on a pier to stop a ship suddenly
2. : a foul hawse resulting from a 720-degree turn made by a ship riding at two anchors — compare elbow in hawse
noun
1. : one turn of a rope round a timber or belaying pin or around a bollard on a pier to stop a ship suddenly
2. : a foul hawse resulting from a 720-degree turn made by a ship riding at two anchors — compare elbow in hawse
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012