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Bend :: Bend (v. t.) To fasten, as one rope to another, or as a sail to its yard or stay; or as a cable to the ring of an anchor..

Anchor :: Anchor (n.) A metal tie holding adjoining parts of a building together.

Fish :: Fish (n.) A purchase used to fish the anchor.

Cat :: Cat (v. t.) To bring to the cathead; as, to cat an anchor. See Anchor..

Stylo- :: Stylite (n.) One of a sect of anchorites in the early church, who lived on the tops of pillars for the exercise of their patience; -- called also pillarist and pillar saint..

Kedger :: Kedger (n.) A small anchor; a kedge.

Viol :: Viol (n.) A large rope sometimes used in weighing anchor.

Grapnel :: Grapnel (n.) A small anchor, with four or five flukes or claws, used to hold boats or small vessels; hence, any instrument designed to grapple or hold; a grappling iron; a grab; -- written also grapline, and crapnel..

Buoy :: Buoy (v. t.) To fix buoys to; to mark by a buoy or by buoys; as, to buoy an anchor; to buoy or buoy off a channel..

Signal :: Signal (v. t.) To notify by a signals; to make a signal or signals to; as, to signal a fleet to anchor..

Anchor-hold :: Anchor-hold (n.) Hence: Firm hold: security.

Haven :: Haven (n.) A bay, recess, or inlet of the sea, or the mouth of a river, which affords anchorage and shelter for shipping; a harbor; a port..

Grouser :: Grouser (n.) A pointed timber attached to a boat and sliding vertically, to thrust into the ground as a means of anchorage..

Cathead :: Cathead (n.) A projecting piece of timber or iron near the bow of vessel, to which the anchor is hoisted and secured..

Anchorage :: Anchorage (n.) A toll for anchoring; anchorage duties.

Bend :: Bend (n.) A knot by which one rope is fastened to another or to an anchor, spar, or post..

Acockbill :: Acockbill (adv.) Hanging at the cathead, ready to let go, as an anchor..

Anchor :: Anchor (n.) One of the anchor-shaped spicules of certain sponges; also, one of the calcareous spinules of certain Holothurians, as in species of Synapta..

Anchoret :: Anchoret (n.) Alt. of Anchorit.

Tide-rode :: Tide-rode (a.) Swung by the tide when at anchor; -- opposed to wind-rode.

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