<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"><dc:title xml:lang="en">anchor stocks</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31392199</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 20:45:27</dcterms:created><dcterms:isPartOf xsi:type="dcterms:URI">http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en</dcterms:isPartOf><dcterms:isPartOf xml:lang="en">Tesaurus d&apos;Art i Arquitectura</dcterms:isPartOf><dc:format>text/html</dc:format> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">anchor stock</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">anchor-stock</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">stocks, anchor</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Transverse bars, first made in wood, later in metal, mounted to the shanks of anchors, and used to help aim them when they touch the seabed. Current anchors usually no longer have anchor stocks. ]]></dc:description></metadata>