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boat anchor

boat anchor noun: a cumbersome, useless piece of equipment.

Noun

boat anchor (plural boat anchors)

  1. (slang) A cumbersome, useless piece of equipment.

Forms of boat anchor

pluralboat anchors

Origin of boat anchor

Suggesting that it would only be useful as a weight to be thrown overboard to moor a vessel.

Questions about boat anchor

What does boat anchor mean?
Boat anchor means a cumbersome, useless piece of equipment.
What part of speech is boat anchor?
Boat anchor is a noun.
What is the plural of boat anchor?
The plural of boat anchor is boat anchors.

Words near boat anchor in the dictionary

  1. boasts
  2. boastsome
  3. boastworthy
  4. boasty
  5. boat
  6. boat anchor
  7. boat anchors
  8. boat bearer
  9. boat bearers
  10. boat boy
  11. boat boys

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