hawser

• In an instant the captain was seen clinging to the hawser, and proceeding to the rock; the hawser was cast off, and to the astonishment of every one, he swang himself to the side of the ship by the same means, mounted the ship's side and was again directing the duty going on. —  The Life of Admiral Viscount Exmouth
• When the hawser is got on board, the crew should at once make it fast to the same part of the ship as the tailed block is made fast to, only about 18 inches higher_, taking care that there are no turns of the whip line round the hawser 6. —  The Lifeboat
• When the hawser has been made fast on board, the signal directed by Article 1 above is to be repeated 7. —  The Lifeboat
• Towards this the steamer hastened, and when as near as prudence would permit her to approach the Goodwin sands--something less than quarter of a mile--the hawser was again slipped, sail was made on the lifeboat, and she once more entered the broken water alone Here, of course, being more exposed, it was still more tremendous than on the Break. —  The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands
• Pike payed out the hawser, the coxswain eased off the spring; away went the boat, and next moment Pike had Stanley by the hair. —  The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands

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