bowse

An obsolete verb meaning to haul or pull, especially used in nautical contexts for hauling on a rope or tackle.

• 🇷🇺Устаревший глагол, означающий тащить или тянуть, особенно используемый в морском контексте для натягивания каната или талей.

1. Haul with a tackle C2 formal

   To pull or hoist something, especially a heavy object, using a system of ropes and pulleys (a tackle).

   • The sailors had to bowse the anchor up from the seabed.
   • They used a winch to bowse the cargo onto the deck.
   • The crew worked together to bowse the heavy net aboard.

   🇷🇺Поднимать с помощью талей

   Synonyms: haulheavehoistpullraisewinch