'To fish the anchor' definitions:

Definition of 'To fish the anchor'

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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. [1913 Webster]
2. To search by raking or sweeping. --Swift. [1913 Webster]
3. To try with a fishing rod; to catch fish in; as, to fish a stream. --Thackeray. [1913 Webster]
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. [1913 Webster]
To fish the anchor. (Naut.) See under Anchor. [1913 Webster]