mushroom anchor

noun

, Nautical.

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

First recorded in 1835–45

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

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

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

April 24, 2024gallimaufry

[gal-uh-maw-free ]

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