Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hawz, haws]
- /hɔz, hɔs/
- /hɔːz/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hawz, haws]
- /hɔz, hɔs/
Definitions of hawse word
- noun hawse the part of a bow where the hawseholes are located. 1
- noun hawse a hawsehole or hawsepipe. 1
- noun hawse the distance or space between the bow of an anchored vessel and the point on the surface of the water above the anchor. 1
- noun hawse the relative position or arrangement of the port and starboard anchor cables when both are used to moor a vessel. 1
- verb without object hawse (of a vessel) to pitch heavily at anchor. 1
- idioms hawse to hawse, with both bow anchors out: a ship riding to hawse. 1
Information block about the term
Origin of hawse
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English hals, Old English heals bow of a ship, literally, neck; cognate with Old Norse hals in same senses, Old Frisian, Old Saxon, Old High German hals neck, throat, Latin collus (< *kolsos)
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Hawse
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hawse popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 54% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.