˜yÐÄvlog

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mushroom anchor

noun

Nautical.
  1. a stockless anchor having a bowlike head, used chiefly for semipermanent moorings.


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of mushroom anchor1

First recorded in 1835–45
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The invalid sat on the shank of a mushroom anchor, and smoked his pipe while he affected to superintend the work.

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It was the buoy to which the Cagayan shore end had been fastened, and there was not a little mystery as to how it could have got away from its mushroom anchor.

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