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hawse timber

hawse timber noun: any of the upright timbers in the bow in which the hawseholes are cut.

Noun

hawse timber (plural hawse timbers)

  1. Any of the upright timbers in the bow in which the hawseholes are cut.

Forms of hawse timber

pluralhawse timbers

Questions about hawse timber

What does hawse timber mean?
Hawse timber means any of the upright timbers in the bow in which the hawseholes are cut.
What part of speech is hawse timber?
Hawse timber is a noun.
What is the plural of hawse timber?
The plural of hawse timber is hawse timbers.

Words near hawse timber in the dictionary

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

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