Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Hawser-laid /(-lād`)/ · Haws·er-laid · IPA 01 a. Made in the manner of a hawser. Cf. Cable-laid, and see Illust. of Cordage. 1. Made in the manner of a hawser. Cf. Cable-laid, and see Illust. of Cordage. See: Cable-laid, Cordage