sheet anchor
noun
Definition 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
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Origin and Etymology of sheet anchor
alteration of earlier shoot anchor, from Middle English shute anker
First Known Use: 1626
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