Mooring Rope, Naval Hawser, Thiccctionary

Entry · Wednesday, June 3, 2026

Plate N. A coiled naval hawser, its full-bodied presence unrivaled on the high seas.

Mooring Rope, Naval Hawser

/MOR-ing rohp, NAY-vul HAW-ser/ n.

1. A formidable cable of considerable girth, typically employed to anchor ships securely to their berths, its sheer mass exudes a gravitational pull of its own.
2. colloq. The embodiment of nautical steadfastness, refusing to yield to tides or trends.

In a sentence,

"He admired the thiccc naval hawser coiled on deck, the ship's commitment to staying put was non-negotiable."

Etymology,

From Middle English 'hawser', from Anglo-French 'haucer', meaning 'to hoist'. Ironically, one of the few things it never does.

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Catalogued under: Industrial Machinery. See related entries below.
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