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hawse
English
Etymology
Alteration of Middle English halse, from Old Norse hals (“neck”) (compare Icelandic háls (“neck”)).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /h??z/
- (US) IPA(key): /h?z/, /h?s/
Noun
hawse (plural hawses)
- (nautical) The part of the bow containing the hawseholes.
- (nautical) A hawsehole or hawsepipe.
- (nautical) The horizontal distance or area between an anchored vessel's bows and the actual position of her anchor(s).
Translations
Adjective
hawse (not comparable)
- (nautical) In a position relative to the course and position of a vessel, somewhat forward of the stem.
Adverb
hawse (not comparable)
- (nautical, of a vessel) Lying to two anchors, streamed from either bow.
Derived terms
Verb
hawse (third-person singular simple present hawses, present participle hawsing, simple past and past participle hawsed)
- (intransitive, nautical, of a vessel) To lie uneasily to an anchor, typically due to a weather tide.
References
Anagrams
- Hawes, shewa, washe
Scots
Noun
hawse (plural hawses)
- halse; neck; throat
Anagrams
- Hawes
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harse
English
Noun
harse (plural harses)
- Pronunciation spelling of horse.
Anagrams
- Asher, Rahes, Share, Shear, asher, earsh, hares, hears, heras, rheas, sehar, sehra, share, shear
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