hawsehole \hawse"hole`\, hawsepipe \hawse"pipe`\n. a hole in the bow of a ship, through which the anchor rope or cable passes.
Syn: hawse, hawsepipe. [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
hawsepipe
Source: WordNet (r) 2.0