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Crown :: Crown (n.) That part of an anchor where the arms are joined to the shank.

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

Anchor :: Anchor (v. i.) To stop; to fix or rest.

Cable :: Cable (n.) A large, strong rope or chain, of considerable length, used to retain a vessel at anchor, and for other purposes. It is made of hemp, of steel wire, or of iron links..

Roadster :: Roadster (n.) A clumsy vessel that works its way from one anchorage to another by means of the tides.

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..

Flook :: Flook (n.) A fluke of an anchor.

Billboard :: Billboard (n.) A piece of thick plank, armed with iron plates, and fixed on the bow or fore channels of a vessel, for the bill or fluke of the anchor to rest on..

Fluke :: Fluke (n.) One of the lobes of a whale's tail, so called from the resemblance to the fluke of an anchor..

Anchor :: Anchor (n.) Any instrument or contrivance serving a purpose like that of a ship's anchor, as an arrangement of timber to hold a dam fast; a contrivance to hold the end of a bridge cable, or other similar part; a contrivance used by founders to hold the core of a mold in place..

Hermit :: Hermit (n.) A person who retires from society and lives in solitude; a recluse; an anchoret; especially, one who so lives from religious motives..

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

Shoe :: Shoe (n.) To furnish with a shoe or shoes; to put a shoe or shoes on; as, to shoe a horse, a sled, an anchor..

Tripping :: Tripping (n.) The loosing of an anchor from the ground by means of its cable or buoy rope.

Anchor :: 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..

Solitary :: Solitary (n.) One who lives alone, or in solitude; an anchoret; a hermit; a recluse..

Anchorless :: Anchorless (a.) Without an anchor or stay. Hence: Drifting; unsettled.

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..

Cat :: Cat (n.) A strong tackle used to draw an anchor up to the cathead of a ship.

Windlass :: Windlass (n.) A machine for raising weights, consisting of a horizontal cylinder or roller moving on its axis, and turned by a crank, lever, or similar means, so as to wind up a rope or chain attached to the weight. In vessels the windlass is often used instead of the capstan for raising the anchor. It is usually set upon the forecastle, and is worked by hand or steam..

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