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語源

From 中期英語 hauser, haucer, from Anglo-Norman haucer, from Vulgar Latin *altiāre (“to raise”), derived from Latin altus (“high”). Altered in English by mistaken association with hawse and perhaps haul. Compare French aussière, haussière.

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /hɔːzə/
• (General American) IPA: /hɔzɚ/
• 韻: -ɔːzə(ɹ)

名詞

hawser (plural hawsers)

1. (nautical) A thick or heavy-duty cable or rope used to tow or moor a ship.

   Hypernyms: line < equipment

   Coordinate terms: towline, towrope (both often coinstantial)

   Near-synonym: mooring line

   • 1881–1882, Robert Louis Stevenson, “The Ebb-tide Runs”, in Treasure Island, London; Paris: Cassell & Company, published 14 November 1883, →OCLC, part V (My Sea Adventure), page 185:

     The hawser was as taut as a bowstring, and the current so strong she pulled upon her anchor. All around the hull, in the blackness, the rippling current bubbled and chattered like a little mountain stream.

   • 1888–1891, Herman Melville, “[Billy Budd, Foretopman.] Chapter [HTTP://GUTENBERG.NET.AU/EBOOKS06/0608511H.HTML CHAPTER 26].”, in Billy Budd and Other Stories, London: John Lehmann, published 1951, →OCLC:

     A hatchet to my hawser? all adrift to go?

使用する際の注意点

• Although a hawser is sometimes differentiated technically as a type of mooring line, in broad use the terms are interchangeable.

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アナグラム

• Washer, rewash, washer, whares