mushroom anchor

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noun Nautical.

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

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Nearby words

mushin, mushiness, mushmelon, mushmouth, mushroom, mushroom anchor, mushroom cloud, mushroom slab construction, mushroom ventilator, mushy, mushyheaded

Origin of mushroom anchor

First recorded in 1835–45

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Examples from the Web for mushroom anchor

The first attention of the landing-master was to lay down a mushroom-anchor, weighing 18 cwt.
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