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noun Nautical.
a stockless anchor having a bowlike head, used chiefly for semipermanent moorings.
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Origin of mushroom anchor
First recorded in 1835–45
Words nearby mushroom anchor
mushhead, Mushin, mushmelon, mushmouth, mushroom, mushroom anchor, mushroom cloud, mushroom slab construction, mushroom ventilator, mushy, mushyheaded
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How to use mushroom anchor in a sentence
The invalid sat on the shank of a mushroom anchor, and smoked his pipe while he affected to superintend the work.
The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands|R.M. BallantyneIt was a mushroom anchor, and got its name from its shape; for it looked for all the world like a huge metal toadstool.
The Flying Reporter|Lewis E. (Lewis Edwin) TheissThe first attention of the landing-master was to lay down a mushroom-anchor, weighing 18 cwt.
An Account of the Bell Rock Light-House|Robert Stevenson