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hawse-pipe

hawse-pipe is the alternative spelling of hawsepipe.

Meaning of hawsepipe

Noun

hawsepipe (plural hawsepipes)

  1. metal pipe fitted into a hawsehole, to protect the wood

Forms of hawse-pipe

pluralhawse-pipes

Questions about hawse-pipe

What is hawse-pipe the alternative spelling of?
Hawse-pipe is the alternative spelling of hawsepipe.

Words near hawse-pipe in the dictionary

  1. hawse pipe
  2. hawse pipes
  3. hawse timber
  4. hawse timbers
  5. hawse-full
  6. hawse-pipe
  7. hawse-pipes
  8. hawse-plug
  9. hawsed
  10. hawsehole
  11. hawseholes

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