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Anchoretism :: Anchoretism (n.) The practice or mode of life of an anchoret.

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..

Sheer :: Sheer (n.) The position of a vessel riding at single anchor and swinging clear of it.

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..

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..

Fish-tackle :: Fish-tackle (n.) A tackle or purchase used to raise the flukes of the anchor up to the gunwale. The block used is called the fish-block.

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

Peak :: Peak (n.) The extremity of an anchor fluke; the bill.

Mooring :: Mooring (n.) The act of confining a ship to a particular place, by means of anchors or fastenings..

Stock :: Stock (n.) The wooden or iron crosspiece to which the shank of an anchor is attached. See Illust. of Anchor.

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..

Anchoretish :: Anchoretish (a.) Hermitlike.

Davit :: Davit (n.) A spar formerly used on board of ships, as a crane to hoist the flukes of the anchor to the top of the bow, without injuring the sides of the ship; -- called also the fish davit..

Killock :: Killock (n.) A small anchor; also, a kind of anchor formed by a stone inclosed by pieces of wood fastened together..

Disanchor :: Disanchor (v. t. & i.) To raise the anchor of, as a ship; to weigh anchor..

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

Anchored :: Anchored (imp. & p. p.) of Ancho.

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..

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

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

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