Definitions
large heavy rope for nautical use
Word origin
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.
Used in a sentence
“Near-synonym: mooring line”
“The hawser was as taut as a bowstring, and the current so strong she pulled upon her anchor. All around the hull, in the blackness, the rippling current bubbled and chattered like a little mountain stream.”
“A hatchet to my hawser? all adrift to go?”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Heavy ship rope”6 letters
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