What does "hawsehole" mean?

The hole through which a ship's anchor rope is passed.

What is a synonym for "hawsehole"?

Common synonyms include: cathole, cathole, companion, hawse, hawse, hawsepipe.

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Noun

1
The hole through which a ship's anchor rope is passed.
"The bolsters can be seen outboard of the hawseholes, and the way they are cut away to permit the passage of the anchor-cables."
2
the hole that an anchor rope passes through wordnet
3
A hole in a ship through which a hawser is passed.

"The bolsters can be seen outboard of the hawseholes, and the way they are cut away to permit the passage of the anchor-cables."

From hawse + hole.

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