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mushroom anchor

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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. Ballantyne

  • It 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) Theiss

  • The 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
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