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Hawsehole   Listen
noun
hawsepipe, hawsehole  n.  A hole in the bow of a ship, through which the anchor rope or cable passes.
Synonyms: hawse, hawsepipe.






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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"Hawsehole" Quotes from Famous Books



... she stopped; at last the cable rattled through the hawsehole; and then, careless of the chance of lurking Spaniard or Carib, an instinctive cheer burst from every throat. Poor fellows! Amyas had much ado to prevent them going on shore at once, dark as it was, by reminding them that it wanted ...
— Westward Ho! • Charles Kingsley



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