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• A short rope and chain which sustains the shank and flukes of an anchor against the ship's side, as the stopper fastens the ring and stock to the cat-head.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

• A short rope and chain which sustains the anchor against the ship's side.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.