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Definition of To freshen the hawse

To freshen the hawse
2. To refresh; to revive. [Obs.] --Spenser. 3. (Naut.) To relieve, as a rope, by change of place where friction wears it; or to renew, as the material used to prevent chafing; as, to freshen a hawse. -- Totten. To freshen ballast (Naut.), to shift Or restore it. To freshen the hawse, to pay out a little more cable, so as to bring the chafe on another part. To freshen the way, to increase the speed of a vessel. --Ham. Nav. Encyc.

Meaning of To freshen the hawse from wikipedia

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