Blocks of wood made to fit in the hawse-holes, or holes in the half-ports, when at sea. Those in the hawse-holes are sometimes called hawse-blocks.
Iibloko zeenkuni ezenzelwe ukuba zifakwe umngxuma okumgangatho wenqanawe ekudluliswa kuwo iintambo zehuku, okanye imigxunya kumanxweme, elwandle. Le mingxunya maxawambi ibizwa njenge-'ihawse-blocks'.