Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for HALS'ER
HALS'ER, n. [hawz'er. Sax. hals, G. D. Dan. and Sw. hals, the neck; and qu. Sax. sæl, a rope or strap.]
A large rope of a size between the cable and the tow-line. [See Hawser.]
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