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ancla de caña, cepo y uña

English translation: shank, stock and fluke

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Spanish term or phrase:	ancla de caña, cepo y uña
English translation:	shank, stock and fluke
Entered by:	barca98

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13:33 Oct 20, 2009

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Archaeology / Marine Archeology / Phoenician era

Spanish term or phrase: ancla de caña, cepo y uña

(cane?) anchor with stock and fluke. However how can you have a cane or reed anchor. Help!! Thanks

barca98 KudoZ activity Questions: 21 (none open) Answers: 0
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shank, stock and fluke

Explanation:
I do not think that caña refers to the material the anchor is made from, but to the part of the anchor. It refers to the 'parte comprendida entre la cruz y el arganeo del ancla' (http://www.arganeo.com.es/index.php/diccionario?KT_az=C), which I understand is known as the shank. The shank, together with the stock and the fluke are the three key components of the anchor.

How it fits into your sentence I can't tell without the whole sentence: '... an anchor consisting of shank, stock and fluke' ???

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