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"Catting" or "Fish Up" the anchor??
Ric Ruminski" wrote in message
. .. Fish the anchor means to hoist the flukes to their resting place (called the bill-boards), and pass the shank painter. Hmm! In the absense of an excepted nautical dictionary, I refer to my Webster Collegiate which defines the term 'cat', 'catted' or 'catting' v (1769): to bring(an anchor) up to the 'cathead'.. Cathead n (1626): a projecting piece of timber or iron near the bow of a ship to which the anchor is hoisted and secured.. ///////////// Thank you children, I will continue to pull up my anchor. carl. |
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