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FOUL ANCHOR

\fˈa͡ʊl ˈankə], \fˈa‍ʊl ˈankə], \f_ˈaʊ_l ˈa_n_k_ə]\

Definitions of FOUL ANCHOR

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases

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(Naut.) An anchor is foul, or fouled, (1) when it hooks anything under water, as the cable of another vessel ; (2) when the slack of the cable gets round its stock, or fluke. The Admiralty badge is a F. A. of the second kind.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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