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Webster 1913 Edition
Hawser
Haws′er
(ha̤z′ẽr or ha̤s′ẽr)
, Noun.
[From F.
hausser
to lift, raise (cf. OF. hausserée
towpath, towing, F. haussière
hawser), LL. altiare
, fr. L. altus
high. See Haughty
.] A large rope made of three strands each containing many yarns.
☞ 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.
Hawser iron
, a calking iron.
Webster 1828 Edition
Hawser
HAWS'ER
,Noun.