hawse-pipe
hawse-pipe .'cordin' as you'd winch up the whale, he'd [ie the hawser] come in over an' pass on down through a hawse-pipe,an' coil away hisself Yes (see OED _hawse-pipe_) J. D. A. WIDDOWSON JUL 1973 Not used Not used Not used
Format: | Manuscript |
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Language: | English |
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Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/35506 |
Summary: | hawse-pipe .'cordin' as you'd winch up the whale, he'd [ie the hawser] come in over an' pass on down through a hawse-pipe,an' coil away hisself Yes (see OED _hawse-pipe_) J. D. A. WIDDOWSON JUL 1973 Not used Not used Not used |
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