hawsehole
[ hawz-hohl, haws- ]
/ ˈhɔzˌhoʊl, ˈhɔs- /
noun Nautical.
a hole in the stem or bow of a vessel for an anchor cable.
Origin of hawsehole
First recorded in 1655–65
Words nearby hawsehole
hawkweed,
hawkyns,
haworth,
haworthia,
hawse,
hawsehole,
hawsepipe,
hawser,
hawser bend,
hawser-laid,
hawthorn
Example sentences from the Web for hawsehole
They heard her anchor splash into the water, and then the rattle of her cable as it ran through the hawsehole.
The British Expedition to the Crimea |William Howard Russell
British Dictionary definitions for hawsehole
hawsehole
/ (ˈhɔːzˌhəʊl) /
noun
nautical
one of the holes in the upper part of the bows of a vessel through which the anchor ropes pass
Often shortened to: hawse