( n. )
A transverse bar or piece, as a bar across a door, or as the iron bar or stock which passes through the shank of an anchor to insure its turning fluke down.
( n. )
A transverse bar or piece, as a bar across a door, or as the iron bar or stock which passes through the shank of an anchor to insure its turning fluke down.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012