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hawser

[ haw-zer, -ser ]

noun

, Nautical.
  1. a heavy rope for mooring or towing.


hawser

/ ˈhɔːzə /

noun

  1. nautical a large heavy rope
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of hawser1

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; haughty ) + -our -or 2, -er 2
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Word History and Origins

Origin of hawser1

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

Pike payed out the hawser, the coxswain eased off the spring; away went the boat, and next moment Pike had Stanley by the hair.

The hawser was slipped as he spoke; the lifeboat was hauled slowly but steadily to windward up to her anchor.

The hawser was made into a loop around his body and the other end was tied around the mother.

He was pulled forward quite a distance, when the hawser broke and his fore-legs fell on the plank.

The situation was not so bad as we thought, however, as it was very easy to slip another hawser under him.

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