hawser
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
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 -or 2, -er 2
Example Sentences
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Hawser, you are not fit for a sailor.
From Jack in the Forecastle or, Incidents in the Early Life of Hawser Martingale by Sleeper, John Sherburne
On 13th September they anchored in Funchal Roads, and during the night "the Bend of the Hawser of the stream anchor slip'd owing to the carelessness of the person who made it fast."
From The Life of Captain James Cook by Kitson, Arthur
Now, Hawser," continued the generous creole, "I had a younger brother who died of yellow fever in St. Kitts some six months ago.
From Jack in the Forecastle or, Incidents in the Early Life of Hawser Martingale by Sleeper, John Sherburne
Never mind, Hawser; 'tis the way of the world.
From Jack in the Forecastle or, Incidents in the Early Life of Hawser Martingale by Sleeper, John Sherburne
There were several portraits of distinguished public characters here; and among others, Hawser Trunnion, a British admiral.
From Germany, Bohemia, and Hungary, Visited in 1837. Vol. II by Gleig, G. R. (George Robert)
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