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hawse [hȯz] (naval architecture) The area in the bow of the ship where the hawsepipes are located. The distance between the bow of a ship and the anchors. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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This is nothing more than riding with two anchors ahead, waiting for a turn in the tide, or a shift of wind, d’ye see, with a soft bottom and plenty of room for the sweep of your hawse. Have I lived this many years, and a son of a rum puncheon cock his hat athwart my hawse at the latter end of it? A sin gle brusque splash was followed by the long drawn rumbling of iron links running through the hawse pipe. |
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