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De - Pt| English Dictionary: Hawser | by the DICT Development Group |
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| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Hawser \Haws"er\, n. [From F. hausser to [?]ft, raise (cf. OF. hausser[82]e towpath, towing, F. haussi[8a]re hawser), LL. altiare, fr. L. altus high. See {Haughty}.] A large rope made of three strands each containing many yarns. Note: Three hawsers twisted together make a cable; but it nautical usage the distinction between cable and hawser is often one of size rather than of manufacture. {Hawser iron}, a calking iron. | |
