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hawse

/hɔːz/ UK
/hɔz/ US
/hɔs/ US

Sounds like whores · Rhymes with -ɔːz, -ɔz, -ɔs

Where it comes from

Alteration of Middle English halse, from Old Norse hals (“neck”) (compare Icelandic háls (“neck”)).

noun hawses

The part of the bow containing the hawseholes.
A hawsehole or hawsepipe.
The horizontal distance or area between an anchored vessel's bows and the actual position of her anchor(s).

adjective

not comparable In a position relative to the course and position of a vessel, somewhat forward of the stem.

adverb

not comparable, of a vessel Lying to two anchors, streamed from either bow.

verb hawses · hawsing · hawsed

intransitive, of a vessel To lie uneasily to an anchor, typically due to a weather tide.

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@misc{hawse_2026,
  title = {hawse},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hawse},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}