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Hawsehole is a nautical term for a small hole in the hull of a ship through which hawsers may be passed. It is also known as a cat hole. In the (British) Royal Navy, a man who had risen from the lowest grade to officer was said to have "come in at the hawsehole".

See also

• Hawsepiper

References

1. "The Visual Dictionary, "Passenger Liner"".
2. "Cathole at dictionary.com".
3. E. Cobham Brewer (1894). Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. p. 1351.

• Shipbuilding
• Sailboat components
• Sailing ship components
• Nautical terminology