SHEET ANCHOR


Meaning of SHEET ANCHOR in English

■ noun

1》 an additional anchor for use in emergencies.

2》 a dependable person or thing relied upon in the last resort.

Origin

C15: perh. related to obs. shot , denoting two cables spliced together, later influenced by sheet 2 .

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