to shoot an anchor
1shoot — [sho͞ot] vt. shot, shooting [ME shoten < OE sceotan, akin to ON skjōta, Ger schiessen < IE base * (s)keud , to throw, shoot > SHUT, OSlav is kydati, to throw out] 1. a) to move swiftly over, by, across, etc. [to shoot the rapids in a… …
2shoot-anker — shoot an(c)ker obs. forms of sheet anchor …
3shoot-ancker — shoot an(c)ker obs. forms of sheet anchor …
4Anchor Search — You should draw the bow and hold the string in the same location every time (anchoring) the bowstring. Many people who shoot with fingers use the corner of their mouth as an anchor point …
5sheet anchor — n. [ME shute anker < ? schuten, to SHOOT + anker, ANCHOR: reason for name uncert.] 1. a large anchor used only in emergencies 2. a person or thing to be relied upon in danger …
6Sheet anchor — Sheet an chor [OE. scheten to shoot, AS. sce[ o]tan; cf. OE. shoot anchor. See {Shoot}, v. t.] 1. (Naut.) A large anchor stowed on shores outside the waist of a vessel; called also {waist anchor}. See the Note under {Anchor}. [1913 Webster] 2.… …
7waist anchor — Sheet anchor Sheet an chor [OE. scheten to shoot, AS. sce[ o]tan; cf. OE. shoot anchor. See {Shoot}, v. t.] 1. (Naut.) A large anchor stowed on shores outside the waist of a vessel; called also {waist anchor}. See the Note under {Anchor}. [1913… …
8sheet anchor — noun Etymology: alteration of earlier shoot anchor, from Middle English shute anker Date: 1626 1. a large strong anchor formerly carried in the waist of a ship and used as a spare in an emergency 2. something that constitutes a main support or… …
9Glossary of cue sports terms — The following is a glossary of traditional English language terms used in the three overarching cue sports disciplines: carom (or carambole) billiards referring to the various carom games played on a billiard table without pockets; pool (pocket… …
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