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hawses

hawses is the plural of hawse.

Meaning of hawse

Noun

hawse (plural hawses)

  1. The part of the bow containing the hawseholes.
  2. A hawsehole or hawsepipe.
  3. The horizontal distance or area between an anchored vessel's bows and the actual position of her anchor(s).

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Questions about hawses

What is hawses the plural of?
Hawses is the plural of hawse.

Words near hawses in the dictionary

  1. hawser irons
  2. hawser-laid
  3. hawser-laid rope
  4. hawser-laid ropes
  5. hawsers
  6. hawses
  7. hawsing
  8. Hawsker
  9. Hawsker-cum-Stainsacre
  10. Hawsmith
  11. hawsom

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