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noun
A thick or heavy-duty cable or rope used to tow or moor a ship.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: nautical, transport
Synonyms: mooring line
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: line, equipment
noun
large heavy rope for nautical use
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: rope
History
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.
Across languages
37 source translations are retained for this English entry.
