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Definition of anchor
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Anchor
(n.) Fig.: That which gives
stability
or
security;
that on which we place
dependence
for
safety.
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Wind-rode
::
Wind-rode
(a.)
Caused
to ride or drive by the wind in
opposition
to the
course
of the tide; -- said of a
vessel
lying at
anchor,
with wind and tide
opposed
to each
other..
Tail
::
Tail (v. i.) To swing with the stern in a
certain
direction;
-- said of a
vessel
at
anchor;
as, this
vessel
tails down
stream..
Jew''s-harp
::
Jew's-harp
(n.) The
shackle
for
joining
a chain cable to an
anchor.
Tore
::
Tore (n.) The solid
inclosed
by such a
surface;
--
sometimes
called
an
anchor
ring.
Anchoretic
::
Anchoretic
(a.) Alt. of
Anchoretica.
Anchorage
::
Anchorage
(n.) The set of
anchors
belonging
to a ship.
Station
::
Station
(n.) A place to which ships may
resort,
and where they may
anchor
safely..
Anchorage
::
Anchorage
(n.) A toll for
anchoring;
anchorage
duties.
Gimlet
::
Gimlet
(v. t.) To turn round (an
anchor)
by the
stock,
with a
motion
like
turning
a
gimlet..
Arm
::
Arm (n.) The end of a yard; also, the part of an
anchor
which ends in the
fluke..
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..
Synaptase
::
Synapta
(n.) A genus of
slender,
transparent
holothurians
which have
delicate
calcareous
anchors
attached
to the
dermal
plates.
See
Illustration
in
Appendix..
Grouser
::
Grouser
(n.) A
pointed
timber
attached
to a boat and
sliding
vertically,
to
thrust
into the
ground
as a means of
anchorage..
Anchor
::
Anchor
(n.) Fig.: That which gives
stability
or
security;
that on which we place
dependence
for
safety.
Anchor
::
Anchor
(n.) A metal tie
holding
adjoining
parts of a
building
together.
Aldine
::
Aldine
(a.) An
epithet
applied
to
editions
(chiefly
of the
classics)
which
proceeded
from the press of Aldus
Manitius,
and his
family,
of
Venice,
for the most part in the 16th
century
and known by the sign of the
anchor
and the
dolphin.
The term has also been
applied
to
certain
elegant
editions
of
English
works..
Kedge
::
Kedge (v. t.) A small
anchor
used
whenever
a large one can be
dispensed
witch.
See
Kedge,
v. t., and
Anchor,
n..
Anchoress
::
Anchoress
(n.) A
female
anchoret.
Fish
::
Fish (v. t.) To
catch;
to draw out or up; as, to fish up an
anchor..
Culdee
::
Culdee
(n.) One of a class of
anchorites
who lived in
various
parts of
Scotland,
Ireland,
and
Wales..
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