rond-anchor

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rond-anchor (plural rond-anchors)

  1. (Norfolk) A type of anchor with a single fluke used to fasten a boat to a river or canal bank.
    • 1934, Arthur Ransome, Coot Club, footnote to Chapter 6:
      A rond-anchor is a stockless anchor with only one fluke for mooring to the rond or bank.