Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Nautical, a contrivance for letting go an anchor by means of a trigger.
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The apparatus is kept in its place by what is called a slip-stopper, a sort of catch-bolt or detent, which can be unlocked at pleasure, by merely pulling a trigger.
The Lieutenant and Commander Hall, Basil, 1788-1844 1862
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The trigger which unlocks the slip-stopper is furnished with a lanyard, passing through a hole in the stern, and having at its inner end a large knob, marked “Life-Buoy;” this alone is used in the day-time.
The Lieutenant and Commander Hall, Basil, 1788-1844 1862
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