As nouns the difference between hawse and tawse
is that hawse is (nautical) the part of the bow containing the hawseholes while tawse is (chiefly|scotland) a leather strap or thong which is split into (typically three) tails, used for corporal punishment in schools, applied to the palm of the hands or buttocks.
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.
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
tawse
English
Alternative forms
* taws
Noun
(
en noun)
(chiefly, Scotland) A leather strap or thong which is split into (typically three) tails, used for corporal punishment in schools, applied to the palm of the hands or buttocks.
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