hawser-laid
[ haw-zer-leyd, -ser- ]
/ ˈhɔ zərˌleɪd, -sər- /
adjective Ropemaking.
Origin of hawser-laid
First recorded in 1760–70
Words nearby hawser-laid
hawse,
hawsehole,
hawsepipe,
hawser,
hawser bend,
hawser-laid,
hawthorn,
hawthorne,
hawthorne effect,
hawthorne, nathaniel,
hawthornesque
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British Dictionary definitions for hawser-laid
hawser-laid
adjective
(of a rope) made up of three strands, the fibres (or yarns) of which have been twisted together in a left-handed direction. These three strands are then twisted together in a right-handed direction to make the rope