mushroom anchor

noun

, Nautical.

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of mushroom anchor¹

First recorded in 1835–45

Example Sentences

The invalid sat on the shank of a mushroom anchor, and smoked his pipe while he affected to superintend the work.

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It was a mushroom anchor, and got its name from its shape; for it looked for all the world like a huge metal toadstool.

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

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