Part 5160

<i>Hudibras.</i>

<h1>Hawker</h1> <Xpage=675>

<hw>Hawk"er</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. AS. <ets>hafecere</ets>. See 1st <er>Hawk</er>.]</ety> <def>A falconer.</def>

<h1>Hawkey</h1> <Xpage=675>

<hw>Hawk"ey</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>See <er>Hockey</er>.</def>

<i>Holloway.</i>

<h1>Hawk-eyed</h1> <Xpage=675>

<hw>Hawk"-eyed`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Having a keen eye; sharpsighted; discerning.</def>

<h1>Hawk moth</h1> <Xpage=675>

<hw>Hawk" moth`</hw> <tt>(?; 115)</tt>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any moth of the family <spn>Sphingid\'91</spn>, of which there are numerous genera and species. They are large, handsome moths, which fly mostly at twilight and hover about flowers like a humming bird, sucking the honey by means of a long, slender proboscis. The larv\'91 are large, hairless caterpillars ornamented with green and other bright colors, and often with a caudal spine. See <er>Sphinx</er>, also <i>Tobacco worm</i>, and <i>Tomato worm</i>.</def>

<caption>Tobacco Hawk Moth (<spn>Macrosila Carolina</spn>), and its Larva, the Tobacco Worm.</caption>

<note>&hand; The larv\'91 of several species of hawk moths feed on grapevines. The elm-tree hawk moth is <spn>Ceratomia Amyntor</spn>.</note>

<h1>Hawkweed</h1> <Xpage=675>

<hw>Hawk"weed`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A plant of the genus <spn>Hieracium</spn>; -- so called from the ancient belief that birds of prey used its juice to strengthen their vision.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A plant of the genus <spn>Senecio</spn> (<spn>S. hieracifolius</spn>).</def>

<i>Loudon.</i>

<h1>Hawm</h1> <Xpage=675>

<hw>Hawm</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>See <er>Haulm</er>, straw.</def>

<h1>Hawm</h1> <Xpage=675>

<hw>Hawm</hw>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <ety>[Etymol. uncertain.]</ety> <def>To lounge; to loiter.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark>

<i>Tennyson.</i>

<h1>Hawse</h1> <Xpage=675>

<hw>Hawse</hw> <tt>(?; 277)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Orig. a <ets>hawse hole</ets>, or hole in the ship; cf. Icel. <ets>hals</ets>, <ets>h\'bels</ets>, neck, part of the bows of a ship, AS. <ets>heals</ets> neck. See <er>Collar</er>, and cf. <er>Halse</er> to embrace.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A hawse hole.</def>

<i>Harris.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The situation of the cables when a vessel is moored with two anchors, one on the starboard, the other on the port bow.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The distance ahead to which the cables usually extend; <as>as, the ship has a clear or open <ex>hawse</ex>, or a foul <ex>hawse</ex>; to anchor in our <ex>hawse</ex>, or athwart <ex>hawse</ex>.</as></def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>That part of a vessel's bow in which are the hawse holes for the cables.</def>

<cs><col>Athwart hawse</col>. <cd>See under <er>Athwart</er>.</cd> -- <col>Foul hawse</col>, <cd>a hawse in which the cables cross each other, or are twisted together.</cd> -- <col>Hawse block</col>, <cd>a block used to stop up a hawse hole at sea; -- called also <altname>hawse plug</altname>.</cd> -- <col>Hawse hole</col>, <cd>a hole in the bow of a ship, through which a cable passes.</cd> -- <col>Hawse piece</col>, <cd>one of the foremost timbers of a ship, through which the hawse hole is cut.</cd> -- <col>Hawse plug</col>. <cd>Same as <cref>Hawse block</cref> (above).</cd> -- <col>To come in at the hawse holes</col>, <cd>to enter the naval service at the lowest grade.</cd> <mark></mark> -- <col>To freshen the hawse</col>, <cd>to veer out a little more cable and bring the chafe and strain on another part.</cd></cs>

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<h1>Hawser</h1> <Xpage=676>

<hw>Haws"er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[From F. <ets>hausser</ets> to <?/ft, raise (cf. OF. <ets>hausser\'82e</ets> towpath, towing, F. <ets>haussi\'8are</ets> hawser), LL. <ets>altiare</ets>, fr. L. <ets>altus</ets> high. See <er>Haughty</er>.]</ety> <def>A large rope made of three strands each containing many yarns.</def>