ˈhawse-plug Naut.
A plug made to fit into the hawse-pipe to prevent water from entering.
| 1627 Capt. Smith Seaman's Gram. ii. 10 They [use] a Hause-plug at Sea. 1803 [see hawse-hole]. 1886 J. M. Caulfeild Seamanship Notes 8 When..heavy weather [is] expected..hawse-plugs [should be] put in. |