Catfall: alternatives and connections

Hanging at the cathead, ready to let go, as an anchor.

To place at anchor; to secure by an anchor; as, to anchor a ship.

A place suitable for anchoring or where ships anchor; a hold for an anchor.

Held by an anchor; at anchor; held safely; as, an anchored bark; also, shaped like an anchor; forked; as, an anchored tongue.

A small grommet, or a ring or loop of rope / metal for holding things in position, as spars, ropes, etc.; also a bracket, a pocket, or…

To fasten, as one rope to another, or as a sail to its yard or stay; or as a cable to the ring of an anchor.

A span of rope, line, or chain made fast as both ends, so that another rope, line, or chain may be attached to its middle.

A large, strong rope or chain, of considerable length, used to retain a vessel at anchor, and for other purposes. It is made of hemp,…

The drum on which the rope is wound in a hoisting whim.

A device consisting of a short rope with flat hooks at each end, for hoisting casks or barrels by the ends of the staves.

To bring to the cathead; as, to cat an anchor. See Anchor.

A device made of wood or metal, having two arms, around which turns may be taken with a line or rope so as to hold securely and yet be…

A hitch or bend by which a rope is made fast to the ring of an anchor, or the breeching of a ship's gun to the ringbolts.

A hitch or knot, by which a rope is secured to a spar, the two parts of the rope being crossed and seized together; -- called also cuc…

To raise the anchor of, as a ship; to weigh anchor.

To be drawn along, as a rope or dress, on the ground; to trail; to be moved onward along the ground, or along the bottom of the sea, a…

A cylinder on a revolving shaft, generally for the purpose of driving several pulleys, by means of belts or straps passing around its…

A loop forming part of anything, or a hole through anything, to receive a rope, hook, pin, shaft, etc.; as an eye at the end of a tie…