Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hawsehole

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hawse-hole
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The hole through which a ship's anchor rope is passed.

noun

A hole in a ship through which a hawser is passed.

Example Sentences

"The bolsters can be seen outboard of the hawseholes, and the way they are cut away to permit the passage of the anchor-cables."
"Then he saw. a few feet aft of the hawsehole, a darker spot on the hull—someone had left a porthole open below the forecastle. in the hold that was the crews' quarters."
"Its overlapping steel plates and the empty hawseholes, from which the anchors will soon be suspended, are visible."

Etymology

From hawse + hole.

Inflected Forms

hawseholes (plural) hawse hole (alternative)

Phrases

through the hawsehole

Synonyms

cathole hawse hawsepipe

Questions

What does hawsehole mean?: The hole through which a ship's anchor rope is passed.
Where does hawsehole come from?: From hawse + hole.

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