hawser
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of hawser
1300–50; Middle English haucer < Anglo-French hauceour, equivalent to Middle French hauci ( er ) to hoist (< Late Latin *altiāre to raise, derivative of Latin altus high; see haughty) + -our -or 2, -er 2
Example Sentences
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Hawser, h�z′ėr, n. a small cable, a large rope used in warping.—adj.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various
In the Morning new berthed the Ship, and Moor'd with the Stream Anchor, half a Cable on the Best Bower and a Hawser and a half on the Stream Wind North-West.
From Captain Cook's Journal During the First Voyage Round the World by Cook, James
On 13th September they anchored in Funchal Roads, and during the night "the Bend of the Hawser of the stream anchor slip'd owing to the carelessness of the person who made it fast."
From The Life of Captain James Cook by Kitson, Arthur
Hawser sounds so much more like business, too.”
From The Outdoor Chums on a Houseboat by Allen, Quincy
Hawser Trunnion is not to be taught at this time of day how to lie his course, or keep his own reckoning.
From The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle by Smollett, T. (Tobias)
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