Definitions from Wiktionary (hawse)

▸ noun:  (nautical) The part of the bow containing the hawseholes.
▸ noun:  (nautical) A hawsehole or hawsepipe.
▸ noun:  (nautical) The horizontal distance or area between an anchored vessel's bows and the actual position of her anchor(s).
▸ adjective:  (nautical) In a position relative to the course and position of a vessel, somewhat forward of the stem.
▸ adverb:  (nautical, of a vessel) Lying to two anchors, streamed from either bow.
▸ verb:  (intransitive, nautical, of a vessel) To lie uneasily to an anchor, typically due to a weather tide.






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