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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
anchor-hoy .
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chained_bear commented on the word chain-boat
"Chain-boat, a rather large boat fitted with a davit over its stern, and two windlasses, one forward and the other aft, in the inside. It is used for getting up mooring chains, anchors, or otherwise."
—Falconer's New Universal Dictionary of the Marine (1816), 80
October 11, 2008
bilby commented on the word chain-boat
So-called for the inevitable presence of a chained bear, usually assigned to swabbing the decks with historical terms or pointed rearwards at the enemy and used as artillery.
October 11, 2008