"through the hawsehole" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} through the hawsehole, {{en-PP}} through the hawsehole
  1. (nautical, slang) Of an officer: having risen from the grade of an ordinary seaman, whose original position in the vessel was forward, before the mast. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Nautical Related terms: rise through the ranks
    Sense id: en-through_the_hawsehole-en-prep_phrase-SK~rdYSU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: nautical, transport

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