Haws"er (h&add;z"&etilde;r or h&add;s"&etilde;r), n. [From F. hausser to lift, raise (cf. OF. hausserée towpath, towing, F. haussière hawser), LL. altiare, fr. L.
altus high. See Haughty.]
A large rope made of three
strands each containing many
yarns.
&fist; Three hawsers twisted together make a cable; but it nautical usage the distinction between cable and hawser is often one of
size rather than of manufacture.
Hawser iron, a calking iron.
Hear it pronounced