( v. t. )
To relieve, as a rope, by change of place where friction wears it; or to renew, as the material used to prevent chafing; as, to freshen a hawse.
( v. t. )
To relieve, as a rope, by change of place where friction wears it; or to renew, as the material used to prevent chafing; as, to freshen a hawse.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012