mud-bedaubed

Updated: May 24, 2025

For a few seconds the clatter subsided as the strain of "breaking out" the anchors came upon the cables, then it started again with a rush; and presently the dripping, mud-bedaubed anchors made their appearance under the bows, and were catted and promptly stowed.

Harry Collingwood - A Chinese Command: A Story of Adventure in Eastern Seas