Hypertext Webster Gateway: "atrip"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Atrip \A*trip"\, adv. [Pref. a- + trip.] (Naut.)
(a) Just hove clear of the ground; -- said of the anchor.
(b) Sheeted home, hoisted taut up and ready for trimming; --
said of sails.
(c) Hoisted up and ready to be swayed across; -- said of
yards.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
atrip
adj : (nautical) of an anchor; just clear of the bottom [syn: {aweigh}]
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