hawser
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- Rhymes: -ɔːzə(r)
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hawser (plural hawsers)
- (nautical) a cable or heavy rope used to tow or moor a ship
- 1883: Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island
- The hawser was as taut as a bowstring - so strong she pulled upon her anchor.
- 1883: Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island