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halsier
† halsier Obs. rare—0. [Origin uncertain: perh. to be connected with halser, hawser.] See quots. and halster.1583 J. Higins tr. Junius' Nomenclator (N.), Helciarius,..an halsier, or he which haleth and draweth a ship or barge alongst the river by a rope: also he that draweth up burthens and packes i... Oxford English Dictionary
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halster
† halster Obs. rare—0. = halsier. First found in Kersey's ed. of Phillips as a variant of the latter's halsier, and hence in various Dicts.; of the statement of Halliwell and Smyth, that it is a west-country term, no confirmation has been found.[1658 Phillips, Halsier, a term in Navigation, he that ... Oxford English Dictionary
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hawse
▪ I. hawse, n.1 Naut. (hɔːz) Forms: 5–7 halse, 6 haulse, 7 hause (houlse, 8 harse), 6– hawse. [A phonetic spelling of 16th c. halse, haulse, app. a. ON. háls neck (cf. halse n.), fig. part of the forecastle or bow of a ship or boat, also, the front sheet or tack of a sail, the end of a rope, etc.] 1... Oxford English Dictionary
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