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HAWSEHOLE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does hawsehole mean?
• HAWSEHOLE (noun)
The noun HAWSEHOLE has 1 sense:
1. the hole that an anchor rope passes through
Familiarity information: HAWSEHOLE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The hole that an anchor rope passes through
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("hawsehole" is a kind of...):
hole (an opening deliberately made in or through something)
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