anchor ice†

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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See bottom ice 1958 quote.

Quotations

1862

Thursday & Friday last very cold, making anchor ice in the swift water.

1948

Anchor ice comes to the surface of the lakes amidst swirling waters, and woe betide the man whose canoe is caught on top when a large piece surfaces.