HAWSE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The hole that an anchor rope passes through

Synonyms:

hawse; hawsehole; hawsepipe

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("hawse" is a kind of...):

hole (an opening deliberately made in or through something)

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