mushroom anchor
noun Nautical.
a stockless anchor having a bowlike head, used chiefly for semipermanent moorings.
Words nearby mushroom anchor
mushhead, mushin, 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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