Hawser
Pronunciation : Haws"er
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [From F. hausser to hausser?e towpath, towing, F. haussi?re hawser), LL. altiare, fr. L. altus high. See Haughty.]
Definition : Defn: A large rope made of three strands each containing many yarns.
Note: 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913