hawse-bolster

(hiz’bdél’stér), n. Naut., a eurved oak timber, usually ironed, placed under a hawse-hole as a protection from chafing by the cable. hawse-boxt (haz’boks),. The hawse-hole. hawse-buckler (hiz’buk/lér), ». A hinged shutter, generally of iron, placed on the outside of a hawse-hole to close it when the cable is not bent. hawse-hole (hiz’h6l), ». A cylindrical hole in the bow of a ship through which a cable is Hawse-hole with Anchor in Place on Ve el-rail. pa ed.—To come through the hawse-holes, to commence a seaman’s life as a common sailor: used in contradistinction to to come through the cabin-window — that is, to begin as an officer. hawse-hook (haz’huk), ». Nawt., a breast-hook which cro es the hawse-timber above the upper deck. hawse-piece (hiz’pés),. One of the foremost timbers of a ship through which a hawse-hole pa es. hawse-pipe (haiz’pip), ». An iron pipe fitted into a hawse-hole to prevent the wood from being abraded.—Hawse-pipe bottom, a sea-bottom of clay or soft rock perforated by worms or other marine animals, Also called honeycomb bottom. hawse-plug (haz’plug), ». A block of wood driven into a ship’s hawse-pipe at sea, to prevent the ingre of water. Also called hawse block.