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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..

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..

Hawse :: Hawse (n.) The situation of the cables when a vessel is moored with two anchors, one on the starboard, the other on the port bow..

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..

Gimlet :: Gimlet (v. t.) To turn round (an anchor) by the stock, with a motion like turning a gimlet..

Haven :: Haven (n.) A bay, recess, or inlet of the sea, or the mouth of a river, which affords anchorage and shelter for shipping; a harbor; a port..

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..

Drag :: Drag (v. i.) To be drawn along, as a rope or dress, on the ground; to trail; to be moved onward along the ground, or along the bottom of the sea, as an anchor that does not hold..

Spare :: Spare (v. t.) Held in reserve, to be used in an emergency; as, a spare anchor; a spare bed or room..

Beam :: Beam (n.) The straight part or shank of an anchor.

Anchor-hold :: Anchor-hold (n.) The hold or grip of an anchor, or that to which it holds..

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

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

Weigh :: Weigh (v. t.) To bear up; to raise; to lift into the air; to swing up; as, to weigh anchor..

Warp :: Warp (v.) A rope used in hauling or moving a vessel, usually with one end attached to an anchor, a post, or other fixed object; a towing line; a warping hawser..

Viol :: Viol (n.) A large rope sometimes used in weighing anchor.

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

Anchor :: Anchor (n.) An anchoret.

Dolphin :: Dolphin (n.) A spar or buoy held by an anchor and furnished with a ring to which ships may fasten their cables.

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

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