hawsehole

hawse·hole

H0090900 (hôz′hōl′)n. An opening in the bow of a ship through which a cable or hawser is passed.

hawsehole

(ˈhɔːzˌhəʊl) n (Nautical Terms) 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

hawse•hole

(ˈhɔzˌhoʊl, ˈhɔs-)

n. a hole in the stem or bow of a vessel for an anchor cable. [1655–65]

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hawsehole - the hole that an anchor rope passes throughhawse, hawsepipehole - an opening deliberately made in or through something

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