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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">anchor stocks</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>anchors</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>watercraft equipment</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>anchor stock</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>anchor-stock</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>stocks, anchor</topic></variant> <note 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. ]]></note></mads>