mushroom anchor
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of mushroom anchor
First recorded in 1835–45
Example Sentences
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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.
From A Woman's Journey through the Philippines On a Cable Ship that Linked Together the Strange Lands Seen En Route by Russel, Florence Kimball
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