foul anchor

noun

An anchor which has become entangled or caught up in something, or an image of this.

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Meanings

nounfoul anchor (plural foul anchors)

plural foul anchors

  1. nauticalAn anchor which has become entangled or caught up in something, or an image of this.

    One stone in particular attracts me. It bears a beautiful ‘foul anchor’ and the simple inscription: Dummy 1879-1918.

    1978, Iris Murdoch, The Sea, The Sea, Vintage, published 1999, page 13
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APA

foul anchor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foul%20anchor

MLA

“foul anchor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foul%20anchor. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “foul anchor,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foul%20anchor.

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