Note 411 — AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF PHINEAS PETT (continued 2)
Reading edition
MS. 'pike.' The anchor is a-peak when the cable is heaved in so far as to bring the hawse of the ship right over the anchor, the cable being then perpendicular.
Reading edition
MS. 'pike.' The anchor is a-peak when the cable is heaved in so far as to bring the hawse of the ship right over the anchor, the cable being then perpendicular.