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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hawser \Haws"er\, n. [From F. hausser to ?ft, raise (cf. OF
hausser['e]e towpath, towing, F. haussi[`e]re hawser), LL
altiare fr L. altus high. See {Haughty}.]
A large rope made of three strands each containing many
yarns.
Note: Three hawsers twisted together make a cable; but it
nautical usage the distinction between cable and hawser
is often one of size rather than of manufacture.
{Hawser iron}, a calking iron.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
hawser
n : large heavy rope for nautical use
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