Hawser

['hɔːzə] or ['hɔzɚ]

(noun.) large heavy rope for nautical use.

Typed by Dido--From WordNet

(n.) A large rope made of three strands each containing many yarns.

Editor: Pasquale

n. a small cable a large rope used in warping.—adj. Haws′er-laid made of three small ropes laid up into one.

Inputed by Lawrence