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anchor-hold1504
Nautical. The hold or grip that an anchor takes; ground, conditions, or a place suitable for anchoring vessels.
landfanga1584
holding-ground for an anchor.
fast1638
The grip of an anchor in the seabed, etc.; = anchor-hold, n.1Obsolete.