of a buckle, the chape. Glou.
·noun An emblem of hope. II. Anchor ·noun An <<Anchoret>>. III. Anchor ·vi To <<Stop>>; to fix or ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
From Acts 27:29, 30, 40, it would appear that the Roman vessels carried several anchors, which were ...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
A house so called near Aldermanbury given to the parish of St. Olave Jewry (Strype, ed. 1720, I. iii...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
Bring your a-se to an anchor, i.e. sit down. To let go an anchor to the windward of the law; to keep...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
A large and heavy instrument in use from the earliest times for holding and retaining ships, which i...
The Sailor's Word-Book
(Acts 27:29) ...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary