Assertion: anchor | /r/CapableOf | hold more cable
Facets:
value: a little
type: DEGREE
value: against chafing
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: The hours struck clear in the cabin; the nosing bows slapped and scuffled with the seas; the fo'c'sle stovepipe hissed and sputtered as the spray caught it; and the boys slept on, while Disko, Long Jack, Tom Plait, and Uncle Salters, each in turn, stumped aft to look at the wheel, forward to see that the anchor held, or to veer out a little more cable against chafing, with a glance at the dim anchor-light between each round.