noun
Word Origin Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French haucer, from Old French haucier ‘to hoist’, based on Latin altus ‘high’.
Scrabble Points: 12
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Mooring line
Hawser is a nautical term for a thick rope used in mooring or towing a ship. A hawser is not waterproof, as is a cable. A hawser passes through a hawsehole, also known as a cat hole, located on the hawse. Wikipedia