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Haws vs Hawse - What's the difference?

haws | hawse |

As nouns the difference between haws and hawse

is that haws is while hawse is (nautical) the part of the bow containing the hawseholes.

As a verb haws

is (haw).

As an adjective hawse is

(nautical) a position relative to the course and position of a vessel, somewhat forward of the stem.

As an adverb hawse is

(nautical) said of a vessel lying to two anchors, streamed from either bow.

haws

English

Noun

(head)

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (haw)

    • Anagrams

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    hawse

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (nautical) The part of the bow containing the hawseholes.
  • (nautical) A hawsehole or hawsepipe.
  • (nautical) The horizontal distance or area between an anchored vessel's bows and the actual position of her anchor(s).

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • (nautical) A position relative to the course and position of a vessel, somewhat forward of the stem.

    • Adverb

    (-)
  • (nautical) Said of a vessel lying to two anchors, streamed from either bow.

    • Derived terms

    * athwart hawse * bold hawse * clearing hawse * in the hawse * foul the hawse * "freshen hawse" * hawse-bags * hawse-blocks * hawse-bolster * hawse-fallen * hawse-full * hawsehole, hawse-hole * hawse-hook * hawse-pieces * hawsepipe, hawse-pipe * hawse-plug * hawse-timber * hawse-wood