hawse timber

noun

Any of the upright timbers in the bow in which the hawseholes are cut.

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Meanings

nounhawse timber (plural hawse timbers)

plural hawse timbers

  1. nauticalAny of the upright timbers in the bow in which the hawseholes are cut.
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