hause
hause · hauses
A col, a lower neck or ridge between two peaks: a mountain passA col, a lower neck or ridge between two peaks: a mountain pass.
/hɔːs/
Meaning
1 senses(Northern England, Scotland)A col, a lower neck or ridge between two peaks: a mountain pass.
Origin
A variant, like hawse (“part of a vessel's bow containing hawseholes”), of Middle EnglishA variant, like hawse (“part of a vessel's bow containing hawseholes”), of Middle English halse (“neck”); see hawse for more.
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