hawser-laid

[ haw-zer-leyd, -ser- ]

adjective

, Ropemaking.

1. cablelaid ( def 1 ).
2. plain-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

Word History and Origins

Origin of hawser-laid¹

First recorded in 1760–70

Example Sentences

Large ropes are distinguished into two main classes, the cable-laid and hawser-laid.

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When a cable or tow line is made of three or more small ropes it is said to be “hawser-laid.”

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A finer quality of hawser-laid rope than is commonly used for other purposes.

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Hawser-laid rope is a right-handed rope, and cable-laid is therefore left-handed.

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Also, a hawser laid out to some fixed object to slue a vessel proceeding to sea.

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