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hawsepipe

hawse·pipe
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [hawz-pahyp, haws-]
    • /ˈhɔzˌpaɪp, ˈhɔs-/
    • /hˈɔːzpaɪp/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hawz-pahyp, haws-]
    • /ˈhɔzˌpaɪp, ˈhɔs-/

Definitions of hawsepipe word

  • noun hawsepipe an iron or steel pipe in the stem or bow of a vessel through which an anchor cable passes. 1
  • noun hawsepipe An inclined pipe leading from a hawsehole to the side of a ship, containing the shank of the anchor when the anchor is raised. 1
  • noun hawsepipe a strong metal pipe through which an anchor rope passes 0
  • noun hawsepipe an iron or steel pipe in a hawsehole, through which a hawser or anchor cable is passed 0
  • noun hawsepipe a hawsehole. 0

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Origin of hawsepipe

First appearance:

before 1860
One of the 29% newest English words
First recorded in 1860-65; hawse + pipe1

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Parts of speech for Hawsepipe

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

hawsepipe popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

hawsepipe usage trend in Literature

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