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Word: Hawse
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English halse, probably from Old Norse háls ‘neck, ship's bow’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
hɔːz
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the part of a ship's bows through which the anchor cables pass.
Short Definition:part of ship's bows through which anchor cables pass
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