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haw·ser (hô′zər, -sər)

noun

a large rope used for towing or mooring a ship

Etymology: ME haucer < Anglo-Fr hauceour < OFr haucier < VL *altiare < L altus, high: see altitude

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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