hawse

== English == === Etymology === Alteration of Middle English halse, from Old Norse hals (“neck”) (compare Icelandic háls (“neck”)). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /hɔːz/ Homophone: whores (US) IPA(key): /hɔz/, /hɔs/ Rhymes: -ɔːz, -ɔz, -ɔs === Noun === hawse (plural hawses) (nautical) The part of the bow containing the hawseholes. (nautical) A hawsehole or hawsepipe. (nautical) The horizontal distance or area between an anchored vessel's bows and the actual position of her anchor(s). ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === hawse (not comparable) (nautical) In a position relative to the course and position of a vessel, somewhat forward of the stem. === Adverb === hawse (not comparable) (nautical, of a vessel) Lying to two anchors, streamed from either bow. ==== Derived terms ==== === Verb === hawse (third-person singular simple present hawses, present participle hawsing, simple past and past participle hawsed) (intransitive, nautical, of a vessel) To lie uneasily to an anchor, typically due to a weather tide. === References === === Anagrams === Hawes, shewa, washe == Scots == === Noun === hawse (plural hawses) halse; neck; throat