Bible Dictionaries
Sheet Anchor
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(v. t.) Anything regarded as a sure support or dependence in danger; the best hope or refuge.
(2):
(v. t.) A large anchor stowed on shores outside the waist of a vessel; - called also waist anchor. See the Note under Anchor.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Sheet Anchor'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/s/sheet-anchor.html. 1828.