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Definition of To fish the anchor
To fish the anchor Fish Fish, v. t. [OE. fischen, fisken, fissen, AS. fiscian;
akin to G. fischen, OHG. fisc?n, Goth. fisk?n. See Fish the
animal.]
1. To catch; to draw out or up; as, to fish up an anchor.
2. To search by raking or sweeping. --Swift.
3. To try with a fishing rod; to catch fish in; as, to fish a
stream. --Thackeray.
4. To strengthen (a beam, mast, etc.), or unite end to end
(two timbers, railroad rails, etc.) by bolting a plank,
timber, or plate to the beam, mast, or timbers, lengthwise
on one or both sides. See Fish joint, under Fish, n.
To fish the anchor. (Naut.) See under Anchor.