hawser-laid

[ haw-zer-leyd, -ser- ]

adjectiveRopemaking.

Origin of hawser-laid

1
First recorded in 1760–70

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British Dictionary definitions for hawser-laid

hawser-laid

adjective
  1. (of a rope) made up of three strands, the fibres (or yarns) of which have been twisted together in a left-handed direction. These three strands are then twisted together in a right-handed direction to make the rope

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