1. A cast-iron or forged-steel fluke assembly of considerable heft, lowered to bite into the seabed and hold a vessel fast against wind, current, and second thoughts.
2. colloq. The one object on a ship guaranteed to win a staring contest with gravity.
In a sentence,
"The anchor came down with a clang that rattled every coffee cup in the galley."
Etymology,
From Old English ancor, by way of Latin ancora and Greek ankyra. Three languages, one unbothered slab of metal.
Yes. Anchor, Ship's is a catalogued Thiccctionary entry, ruled on August 21, 2026 and filed in the Industrial Machinery section. Every subject in the catalogue has cleared the editorial bar for girth.
What makes a ship's anchor thiccc?
colloq. The one object on a ship guaranteed to win a staring contest with gravity.
Is "thiccc" spelled with three c's?
Yes. The Thiccctionary house spelling uses three c's, distinguishing the editorial register from the colloquial "thicc" (two c's) and standard "thick" (one c).
