hawser-laid

American  

[haw-zer-leyd, -ser-] / ˈhɔ zərˌleɪd, -sər- /

adjective

Ropemaking.

1. cablelaid.

2. plain-laid.

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hawser-laid British  

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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Etymology

Origin of hawser-laid

First recorded in 1760–70

Example Sentences

I am dying of thirst, and not a shred of dried fish or jerked beef has gone into my old mouth––” Yes there has, Doña Pancha, for just then a piece of hawser-laid rope––rather dry, perhaps, for mastication––was placed across your crying mouth that you might bite upon, if you would only stop your old tongue.

From Project Gutenberg

Also, a term in rope-making, the twist being the lay; single-laid, is one strand; hawser-laid, three strands twisted into a rope; cablet-laid, three ropes laid together; this is also termed water-laid.

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The combination in the larger cordage, also known as hawser-laid.

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

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The pendant, which is of better material, and hawser-laid, has an eye and thimble spliced in one end, and is pointed at the other.

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