mudhook

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noun

An anchor, as used in the game of crown and anchor.

Scrabble 17
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Meanings

nounmudhook (plural mudhooks)

plural mudhooks

  1. slangAn anchor, as used in the game of crown and anchor.

    These are marked with the four aces and a crown and anchor—the latter usually referred to as "The Old Mud-hook".

    1901 (August 21), “Gambling on Transports”, London Daily News, page: 8

Origin

From mud + hook.

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Cite this entry
APA

mudhook. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mudhook

MLA

“mudhook.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mudhook. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mudhook,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mudhook.

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