Added 9 October 2026
hawser
/hɔːzə/ noun
Latin root: altus Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about hawser at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
Origin
From Middle English hauser, haucer, from Anglo-Norman haucer, from Vulgar Latin *altiāre (“to raise”), derived from Latin altus (“high”). Altered in English by mistaken association with hawse and perhaps haul. Compare French aussière, haussière.
From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA)