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Definition of anchor

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Anchor (n.) Carved work, somewhat resembling an anchor or arrowhead; -- a part of the ornaments of certain moldings. It is seen in the echinus, or egg-and-anchor (called also egg-and-dart, egg-and-tongue) ornament..

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Bower :: Bower (v. & n.) An anchor carried at the bow of a ship.

Clubhaul :: Clubhaul (v. t.) To put on the other tack by dropping the lee anchor as soon as the wind is out of the sails (which brings the vessel's head to the wind), and by cutting the cable as soon as she pays off on the other tack. Clubhauling is attempted only in an exigency..

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

Bill :: Bill (n.) The extremity of the arm of an anchor; the point of or beyond the fluke.

Anchorate :: Anchorate (a.) Anchor-shaped.

Road :: Road (n.) A place where ships may ride at anchor at some distance from the shore; a roadstead; -- often in the plural; as, Hampton Roads..

Anchored :: Anchored (a.) Having the extremities turned back, like the flukes of an anchor; as, an anchored cross..

Trip :: Trip (v. t.) To raise (an anchor) from the bottom, by its cable or buoy rope, so that it hangs free..

Boatswain :: Boatswain (n.) An officer who has charge of the boats, sails, rigging, colors, anchors, cables, cordage, etc., of a ship, and who also summons the crew, and performs other duties..

Berth :: Berth (n.) The place where a ship lies when she is at anchor, or at a wharf..

Crossbar :: Crossbar (n.) A transverse bar or piece, as a bar across a door, or as the iron bar or stock which passes through the shank of an anchor to insure its turning fluke down..

Anachoretical :: Anachoretical (a.) See Anchoret, Anchoretic..

Swing :: Swing (n.) To turn round by action of wind or tide when at anchor; as, a ship swings with the tide..

Palm :: Palm (n.) The flat inner face of an anchor fluke.

Throat :: Throat (n.) The angle where the arm of an anchor is joined to the shank.

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

Club :: Club (v. i.) To drift in a current with an anchor out.

Tore :: Tore (n.) The solid inclosed by such a surface; -- sometimes called an anchor ring.

Overrake :: Overrake (v. t.) To rake over, or sweep across, from end to end, as waves that break over a vessel anchored with head to the sea..

Moor :: Moor (v. t.) To fix or secure, as a vessel, in a particular place by casting anchor, or by fastening with cables or chains; as, the vessel was moored in the stream; they moored the boat to the wharf..