Hawse plug definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Plug Plug, n. [Akin ... street hydrant to which hose may be attached. [U. S.] Hawse plug (Naut.), a plug to stop a hawse hole. Plug and feather. (Stone Working) See Feather, n., 7 ... like the plug of a faucet. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Hawse Hawse (h[add]z or h[add]s; 277), n. [Orig. a hawse hole, or hole in the ship; cf. Icel. hals, ...
Hawse definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary HAWSE, n. hawz. [See Halser.] The situation of a ship moored ... on the larboard bow; as, the ship has a clear hawse, or a foul hawse. A foul hawse is when the cables cross each other or are twisted ... 1: the hole that an anchor rope passes through [syn: hawse, hawsehole, hawsepipe] Merriam Webster's noun Etymology: alteration of ...
To freshen the hawse definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary 2. To refresh; to revive ... the material used to prevent chafing; as, to freshen a hawse. -- Totten. To freshen ballast (Naut.), to shift Or restore it. To freshen the hawse, to pay out a little more cable, so as to ... of a vessel. --Ham. Nav. Encyc. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Hawse Hawse (h[add]z or h[add]s; 277), n. [Orig. a hawse hole, or hole in the ship; cf. Icel. hals, ...
Athwart hawse definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Athwart A*thwart", prep. [Pref ... course of; as, a fleet standing athwart our course. Athwart hawse, across the stem of another vessel, whether in contact or ... direction; -- opposed to fore and aft. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Hawse Hawse (h[add]z or h[add]s; 277), n. [Orig. a hawse hole, or hole in the ship; cf. Icel. hals, h ... neck. See Collar, and cf. Halse to embrace.] 1. A hawse hole. --Harris. 2. (Naut.) (a) The situation of the ...
Hawse piece definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Hawse Hawse (h[add]z or h[add]s; 277), n. [Orig. a hawse hole, or hole in the ship; cf. Icel. hals, h ... neck. See Collar, and cf. Halse to embrace.] 1. A hawse hole. --Harris. 2. (Naut.) (a) The situation of the cables ... usually extend; as, the ship has a clear or open hawse, or a foul hawse; to anchor in our hawse, ...
Hawse block definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Hawse Hawse (h[add]z or h[add]s; 277), n. [Orig. a hawse hole, or hole in the ship; cf. Icel. hals, h ... neck. See Collar, and cf. Halse to embrace.] 1. A hawse hole. --Harris. 2. (Naut.) (a) The situation of the cables ... usually extend; as, the ship has a clear or open hawse, or a foul hawse; to anchor in our hawse, ...
Hawse hole definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Hawse Hawse (h[add]z or h[add]s; 277), n. [Orig. a hawse hole, or hole in the ship; cf. Icel. hals, h ... neck. See Collar, and cf. Halse to embrace.] 1. A hawse hole. --Harris. 2. (Naut.) (a) The situation of the cables ... usually extend; as, the ship has a clear or open hawse, or a foul hawse; to anchor in our hawse, ...
Foul hawse definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Hawse Hawse (h[add]z or h[add]s; 277), n. [Orig. a hawse hole, or hole in the ship; cf. Icel. hals, h ... neck. See Collar, and cf. Halse to embrace.] 1. A hawse hole. --Harris. 2. (Naut.) (a) The situation of the cables ... usually extend; as, the ship has a clear or open hawse, or a foul hawse; to anchor in our hawse, ...
To come in at the hawse holes definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Hawse Hawse (h[add]z or h[add]s; 277), n. [Orig. a hawse hole, or hole in the ship; cf. Icel. hals, h ... neck. See Collar, and cf. Halse to embrace.] 1. A hawse hole. --Harris. 2. (Naut.) (a) The situation of the cables ... usually extend; as, the ship has a clear or open hawse, or a foul hawse; to anchor in our hawse, ...
Open hawse definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Open O"pen, a. [AS ... which are widely dispersed, or separated by wide intervals. Open hawse (Naut.), a hawse in which the cables are parallel or slightly divergent. Cf. Foul hawse, under Hawse. Open hearth (Metal.), the shallow hearth of a reverberatory furnace ...
Elbow in the hawse definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Elbow El"bow, n. [AS ... application of force in manual labor. [Low] Elbow in the hawse (Naut.), the twisting together of two cables by which a ...
To clear hawse definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Clear Clear, v. t. [imp ... and be out of danger from the land. To clear hawse (Naut.), to disentangle the cables when twisted. To clear up ...
... which are widely dispersed, or separated by wide intervals. Open hawse (Naut.), a hawse in which the cables are parallel or slightly divergent. Cf. Foul hawse, under Hawse. Open hearth (Metal.), the shallow hearth of a reverberatory furnace ...