boat anchor
(slang, radio, computing) A cumbersome, useless piece of equipment.
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#1·Apr 26, 2026
(slang, radio, computing) A cumbersome, useless piece of equipment.
Origin: Suggesting that it would only be useful as a weight to be thrown overboard to moor a vessel. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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