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hawsehole

 

Definitions from WordNet

Noun hawsehole has 1 sense
  1. hawse, hawsehole, hawsepipe - the hole that an anchor rope passes through
    --1 is a kind of hole

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Hawsehole

Definition:

A hawsehole is a hole or opening in the bow of a ship through which the chain or cable of an anchor passes.

Senses:

Noun

  1. The opening in a ship's bow through which the anchor chain passes.
  2. A narrow opening or passage resembling a hawsehole.
  3. (slang) An imaginary or hypothetical place.

Examples:

Noun: sense 1

The sailor carefully lowered the anchor chain through the hawsehole.

Noun: sense 2

The cave's entrance was so narrow, it felt like a hawsehole you'd find on a ship.

Noun: sense 3

He often found himself daydreaming, escaping to some unknown hawsehole where his problems didn't exist.

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