: a large rope for towing, mooring, or securing a ship
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebSpaghetti-thin shoelaces, sturdy hawsers, silk cravats — all are routinely tied in knots.Quanta Magazine, 9 Dec. 2013
Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Anglo-French haucer, from Anglo-French halcer, haucer to raise, hoist, from Vulgar Latin *altiare, from Latin altus high — more at old