# hawse

> English word · Noun · IPA /hɔːz/

## Definitions
1. The part of the bow containing the hawseholes.
2. A hawsehole or hawsepipe.
3. The horizontal distance or area between an anchored vessel's bows and the actual position of her anchor(s).

## Etymology
Alteration of Middle English halse, from Old Norse hals (“neck”) (compare Icelandic háls (“neck”)).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/hawse