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hawser
(encz) | hawser,uvazovací lano Zdeněk Brož |
Hawser
(gcide) | Hawser \Haws"er\ (h[add]z"[~e]r or h[add]s"[~e]r), n. [From F.
hausser to lift, raise (cf. OF. hausser['e]e towpath, towing,
F. haussi[`e]re hawser), LL. altiare, fr. L. altus high. See
Haughty.]
A large rope made of three strands each containing many
yarns.
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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.
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Hawser iron, a calking iron.
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hawser
(wn) | hawser
n 1: large heavy rope for nautical use |
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hawser bend
(encz) | hawser bend, n: |
Hawser
(gcide) | Hawser \Haws"er\ (h[add]z"[~e]r or h[add]s"[~e]r), n. [From F.
hausser to lift, raise (cf. OF. hausser['e]e towpath, towing,
F. haussi[`e]re hawser), LL. altiare, fr. L. altus high. See
Haughty.]
A large rope made of three strands each containing many
yarns.
[1913 Webster]
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.
[1913 Webster]
Hawser iron, a calking iron.
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Hawser iron
(gcide) | Hawser \Haws"er\ (h[add]z"[~e]r or h[add]s"[~e]r), n. [From F.
hausser to lift, raise (cf. OF. hausser['e]e towpath, towing,
F. haussi[`e]re hawser), LL. altiare, fr. L. altus high. See
Haughty.]
A large rope made of three strands each containing many
yarns.
[1913 Webster]
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.
[1913 Webster]
Hawser iron, a calking iron.
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Hawser-laid
(gcide) | Hawser-laid \Haws"er-laid`\ (-l[=a]d`), a.
Made in the manner of a hawser. Cf. Cable-laid, and see
Illust. of Cordage.
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hawser bend
(wn) | hawser bend
n 1: a knot uniting the ends of two lines |
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