Definition of Hawsir
Haws"er (h&add;z"&etilde;r or h&add;s"&etilde;r),
n. [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.
&fist; 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's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- (nautical) a cable or heavy rope used to tow or moor a ship
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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