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prettygoodwordatrip (uh-TRIP) - adj., (of an anchor) raised just clear of the bottom, aweigh; (of a sail) in position and ready for trimming; (of a yard) hoisted and ready to be fastened in position; (of an upper mast) unfastened and ready for lowering.
Nautical meanings, the lot of them. Always used post-positively -- so the ship has an anchor atrip, rather than an atrip anchor. When the anchor is atrip, the ship is ready to sail -- that is, to start its trip, thus the word. Attested from the mid 17th century, for what it's worth.
---L.
Nautical meanings, the lot of them. Always used post-positively -- so the ship has an anchor atrip, rather than an atrip anchor. When the anchor is atrip, the ship is ready to sail -- that is, to start its trip, thus the word. Attested from the mid 17th century, for what it's worth.
---L.
