hawse
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hawse (naut.) part of the bows of a ship XIV; space about the stem of a vessel, situation of cables there XVI. Early form
halse, prob. — ON.
háls neck, ship's bow, etc. (= OE.
heals neck, prow).
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hawse
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea
hawse, strictly, that part of a ship's bow where the hawseholes and hawsepipes are situated through...as it lies on the bottom. Thus another vessel which crosses this space is said to cross the hawse . When a ship lies to two anchors, it has a clear hawse when the two cables grow from the ship without ...
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hawse bag
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea
hawse bag, a canvas bag stuffed with oakum . It was used in heavy seas during the days of sail to stuff into the hawseholes so that sea water was prevented from coming aboard through them. In the US Navy hawse bags were known as jackasses .
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open hawse
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea
open hawse, the opposite of a foul hawse, being the condition of a ship when it is lying to two anchors without the cables being crossed.
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hawse-pieces
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea
hawse-pieces, in a wooden ship the timbers which form the bow, usually parallel to the stem and through which the hawseholes are cut; in a steel ship, the plates similarly placed. They are strengthened in the general construction of the ship by the breast hooks.
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‘freshening his hawse’
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea
‘freshening his hawse’, an expression used by the old seamen, particularly in the days of square-riggers , to describe the action of officers who took two or three nips of rum (see grog ), or whisky, after a long spell on deck in stormy weather.
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