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hawser

[ haw-zer, -ser ]
/ ˈhɔ zər, -sər /
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noun Nautical.

a heavy rope for mooring or towing.

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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-or2, -er2

Words nearby hawser

Haworth, haworthia, hawse, hawsehole, hawsepipe, hawser, hawser bend, hawser-laid, hawthorn, Hawthorne, Hawthorne effect
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twine, string, thread, tape, cable, strand, lariat, lace, lanyard, lasso, cordage, braiding

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British Dictionary definitions for hawser

hawser
/ (ˈhɔːzə) /

noun

nautical a large heavy rope

Word Origin for hawser

C14: from Anglo-French hauceour, from Old French haucier to hoist, ultimately from Latin altus high
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