ANCHORABLE
\ˈankəɹəbə͡l], \ˈankəɹəbəl], \ˈa_n_k_ə_ɹ_ə_b_əl]\
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Fir for anchorage; to drop or cast anchor, to sink an anchor into the sea to keep the ship from dirfting; to weigh anchor, to raise the anchor from the sea-bottom; anchor comes home, when it drags by the violence of the wind, by a heavy sea, or by the force of a current; at anchor, or to ride at anchor, when the ship is kept from drifting by the anchor having a proper hold on the sea-bottom.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
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