atrip

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adjectiveatrip (not comparable)

archaicnot comparablenauticalHaving just been tripped, i.e. just clear of the seabed.
The captain's anchor is pretty nigh atrip; I shouldn't wonder if he croaked afore morning.
1847 March 30, Herman Melville, Omoo: A Narrative of Adventures in the South Seas; […], London: John Murray, […], →OCLC
not comparableobsoleterarenauticalHoisted up taut and ready for trimming.
no sooner had they taken possession thereof, but they got their mainsail atrip
1726, Penhallow's Indian Wars
not comparableobsoletenauticalHaving been tripped, i.e. hoisted up and ready to be swayed across.
The Sailors ship their Oars, and cease to row; Then hoist their Yards a-trip, and all their Sails Let fall, to court the Wind, and catch the Gales:
1700, [John] Dryden, “Ceyx and Alcone”, in Fables Ancient and Modern; […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC

adjective(of an anchor) just clear of the bottom

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From a- + trip.

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