sheet anchor

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Yet, Jane — Tomalin calls her “the true heroine of this story” — remained the sheet anchor of his life, as well as his typist.

From Washington Post • Nov. 2, 2021

In summer he manages his two dairy farms, calls them "a sheet anchor against inflation."

From Time Magazine Archive

Let the Constitution remain; it has hitherto been, and will continue to be, the palladium of our rights, the sheet anchor of our safety.

From A Report of the Debates and Proceedings in the Secret Sessions of the Conference Convention For Proposing Amendments to the Constitution of the United States, Held at Washington, D.C., in February, A.D. 1861 by Chittenden, L. E. (Lucius Eugene)

Evergreens are the sheet anchor, relieved with a few deciduous shrubs grouped amongst them.

From Trees and Shrubs for English Gardens by Cook, Ernest Thomas

They eventually raised their sheet anchor, which had been dragging at the bows, got up their mainyard, and generally got the ship in something like sailing trim.

From The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 by Whymper, Frederick