As nouns the difference between halse and hawse
is that
halse is while
hawse is (nautical) the part of the bow containing the hawseholes.
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.
Other Comparisons: What's the difference?
halse English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) hals, from (etyl) .
Alternative forms
* (l) (Scotland)
Noun
( en noun)
(anatomy, archaic) The neck; the throat.
Derived terms
* (l)
Etymology 2
From (etyl) halsen, halchen, from (etyl) *.
Alternative forms
* (l)
* (l) (dialectal)
* (l), (l) (Scotland)
Verb
( hals)
(label) To fall upon the neck of; embrace.
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Etymology 3
From (etyl) halsen, . More at (l), (l).
Verb
(hals)
To greet; salute; hail.
To beseech; adjure.
Related terms
* (l)
* (l)
* (l)
* (l)
Etymology 4
From (etyl) .
Alternative forms
* (l)
Verb
(hals)
(obsolete) To haul; to hoist.
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
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