drop v Cp OED ~ v 13 b to drop anchor. To lower a small anchor or 'graple' with buoy attached as signal that a particular fishing area is occupied for the season.
   1981 SPARKES 188 When a man went to fish on a certain ground, he 'threw away' his grapnel, that is, he anchored. He is then said to be 'dropped' there, and when a man had dropped, it was extremely bad manners for somebody else to come and drop near him.

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