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French
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Norse höfuðbenda (“a shroud-rope; a stay”).
Pronunciation
Noun
hauban m (plural haubans)
- guy-wire
- (nautical) shroud
Further reading
Norman
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Norse höfuðbenda.
Noun
hauban m (plural haubans)
- (Jersey, nautical) shroud