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

Pee :: Pee (n.) Bill of an anchor. See Peak, 3 (c)..

Cyclide :: Cyclide (n.) A surface of the fourth degree, having certain special relations to spherical surfaces. The tore or anchor ring is one of the cyclides..

Anchoretish :: Anchoretish (a.) Hermitlike.

Atrip :: Atrip (adv.) Just hove clear of the ground; -- said of the anchor.

Roadstead :: Roadstead (n.) An anchorage off shore. Same as Road, 4..

Fluke :: Fluke (n.) The part of an anchor which fastens in the ground; a flook. See Anchor.

Anchor :: Anchor (v. t.) To place at anchor; to secure by an anchor; as, to anchor a ship..

Anchor :: Anchor (n.) An anchoret.

Prizing :: Prizing (n.) The application of a lever to move any weighty body, as a cask, anchor, cannon, car, etc. See Prize, n., 5..

Apparel :: Apparel (n.) The furniture of a ship, as masts, sails, rigging, anchors, guns, etc..

Sea Anchor :: Sea anchor () See Drag sail, under 4th Drag..

Hawse :: Hawse (n.) The distance ahead to which the cables usually extend; as, the ship has a clear or open hawse, or a foul hawse; to anchor in our hawse, or athwart hawse..

Shank :: Shank (v.) The middle part of an anchor, or that part which is between the ring and the arms..

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

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

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

Warp :: Warp (v. t.) To tow or move, as a vessel, with a line, or warp, attached to a buoy, anchor, or other fixed object..

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..

Fish :: Fish (v. t.) To catch; to draw out or up; as, to fish up an anchor..

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