: a large rope for towing, mooring, or securing a ship
Examples of hawser in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebSpaghetti-thin shoelaces, sturdy hawsers, silk cravats — all are routinely tied in knots.—Quanta Magazine, 9 Dec. 2013
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Anglo-French haucer, from Anglo-French halcer, haucer to raise, hoist, from Vulgar Latin *altiare, from Latin altus high — more at old
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