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hawsepipe

hawsehole \hawse"hole`\, hawsepipe \hawse"pipe`\n. a hole in the bow of a ship, through which the anchor rope or cable passes.

Syn: hawse, hawsepipe.

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hawsepipe

n. a hawsehole

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hawsepipe

n. the hole that an anchor rope passes through [syn: hawse, hawsehole]

Usage examples of "hawsepipe".

And when we got a little closer we could definitely see its anchor chains, coming out the hawsepipes up on the prow, descending straight into the water.