hawser
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Definition of hawser
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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A thick or heavy-duty cable or rope used to tow or moor a ship.
“Near-synonym: mooring line”
“The hawser was as taut as a bowstring, and the current so strong she pulled upon her anchor. All around the hull, in the blackness, the rippling current bubbled and chattered like a little mountain stream.”
“A hatchet to my hawser? all adrift to go?”
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Etymology
From Middle English hauser, haucer, from Anglo-Norman haucer, from Vulgar Latin *altiāre (“to raise”), derived from Latin altus (“high”). Altered in English by mistaken association with hawse and perhaps haul. Compare French aussière, haussière.
Words you can make from hawser
86 playable · top: REWASH (12 pts)
Best play rewash 12 points6-letter words
1 word5-letter words
14 words4-letter words
27 words- HAWS 10 pts
- HEWS 10 pts
- SHAW 10 pts
- SHEW 10 pts
- SHWA 10 pts
- WASH 10 pts
- AWES 7 pts
- HAES 7 pts
- HARE 7 pts
- HEAR 7 pts
- HERS 7 pts
- RASH 7 pts
- RAWS 7 pts
- RESH 7 pts
- RHEA 7 pts
- SHEA 7 pts
- WAES 7 pts
- WARE 7 pts
- WARS 7 pts
- WEAR 7 pts
- ARES 4 pts
- ARSE 4 pts
- EARS 4 pts
- ERAS 4 pts
- RASE 4 pts
- SEAR 4 pts
- SERA 4 pts
3-letter words
29 words2-letter words
14 wordsHooks
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