sheet anchor
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nounDefinition of SHEET ANCHOR
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 dependence especially in danger
Origin of SHEET ANCHOR
alteration of earlier shoot anchor, from Middle English shute anker
First Known Use: 1626
Rhymes with SHEET ANCHOR
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