Hawse — (h[add]z or h[add]s; 277), n. [Orig. a hawse hole, or hole in the bow of the ship; cf. Icel. hals, h[=a]ls, neck, part of the bows of a ship, AS. heals neck. See {Collar}, and cf. {Halse} to embrace.] 1. A hawse hole. Harris. [1913 Webster] 2.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hawse — part of a ship s bow (containing the hawse holes), late 15c., from O.E. or O.N. hals part of a ship s prow, lit. neck (see COLLAR (Cf. collar)). Respelled with aw late 1500s … Etymology dictionary
hawse — [hôz, hôs] n. [LME halse < ON hals, the neck, part of the bow of a ship: see COLLAR] 1. that part of the bow of a ship containing the hawseholes 2. HAWSEHOLE 3. the space between the bow of an anchored vessel and the point on the surface… … English World dictionary
hawse — n. 1 the part of a ship s bows in which hawse holes or hawse pipes are placed. 2 the space between the head of an anchored vessel and the anchors. 3 the arrangement of cables when a ship is moored with port and starboard forward anchors. Phrases… … Useful english dictionary
hawse — athwart·hawse; hawse; … English syllables
hawse — noun Etymology: alteration of Middle English halse, from Old Norse hals neck, hawse; akin to Old English heals, neck more at collar Date: 14th century 1. a. the part of a ship s bow that contains the hawseholes b. hawsehole 2. the distance… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Hawse — Recorded as Haws, Hawes, Hawse, Hawyes, and possibly others, this is an English surname. It has several possible origins. The first is locational from the town of Hawes in North Yorshire. The second is a patronymic from the medieval given name… … Surnames reference
hawse — /hɔz/ (say hawz) noun 1. the part of a ship s bow having holes for the cables to pass through. 2. a hawsehole. 3. the space between the stem of a ship at anchor and the anchors. 4. the situation of a ship s cables when it is moored with both bow… …
Hawse block — Hawse Hawse (h[add]z or h[add]s; 277), n. [Orig. a hawse hole, or hole in the bow of the ship; cf. Icel. hals, h[=a]ls, neck, part of the bows of a ship, AS. heals neck. See {Collar}, and cf. {Halse} to embrace.] 1. A hawse hole. Harris. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hawse piece — Hawse Hawse (h[add]z or h[add]s; 277), n. [Orig. a hawse hole, or hole in the bow of the ship; cf. Icel. hals, h[=a]ls, neck, part of the bows of a ship, AS. heals neck. See {Collar}, and cf. {Halse} to embrace.] 1. A hawse hole. Harris. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
