Slip the cable

verb

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To release the end of the cable (for mooring or anchoring) on board and let it all run out and go overboard, such as when it is not appropriate to weigh anchor. dated
  2. 2
    To die. dated, idiomatic
  3. 3
    To shed, to get rid of dated, idiomatic

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