Hawser
Hawser (haz"ẽr or has"ẽr) , noun
[From French hausser to lift, raise (compare Old French hausserée towpath, towing, French haussière hawser), Late Latin altiare, from Latin altus high. See Haughty.]
A large rope made of three strands each containing many yarns.
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.
Collocations (1)
Hawser iron , a calking iron.