ANCHOR, ANCHORAGE
NOUNS
► CATCH a small anchor, a kedge → 1791 obs.
► EARTHING anchorage → 1646 obs.
► GROUND-HOLD the anchors of a vessel → 1596 obs.
► HUMDURGAN a large stone tied in the crotch of a tree to serve as a boat’s anchor → 1996 Amer. dial. (Bk.)
► KILLICK a wooden anchor weighted with a stone; a small or makeshift anchor → 1630 Amer. dial.
► MUD HOOK an anchor → 1827 US nautical usage
► PICK an anchor → L19 nautical sl.
NOUNS – PERSON
► ANCHORSMITH a person who makes or manufactures anchors for ships → 1296
VERBS
► COME TO A KILLICK to come to anchor → 1649 US
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