Anagrams of: EATTACKS__

• A stay (rope, bar or batten), running along a ship's yard, to which is attached the head of a square sail.

• A cable between two ships or from a ship to a fixed point which can be used to support a load during transfer of personnel or materiel along the cable.

• A line (rope, webbing or cable), attached to a boat at the ends, to which a safety harness can be clipped to restrain falling in rough conditions and to prevent falling overboard.

• (underwater diving) A line fixed at both ends, which may be used to guide a load or a diver along the route of the line. Uses include guidance to and from the underwater work site, and as a means of controlling an underwater search.

• A shallow saucer-like dish, mounted either on a stem and foot or on a foot alone.

• A shallow saucer-like dish, mounted either on a stem and foot or on a foot alone.

• A sailor.

• English gin.

• an untrained person who pretends to be a physician and who dispenses medical advice

• the harsh sound of a duck

• medically unqualified

• utter quacking noises

• act as a medical quack or a charlatan

• A tool, similar to a hatchet, used to prepare slate for roofing.

• an untrained person who pretends to be a physician and who dispenses medical advice

• the harsh sound of a duck

• medically unqualified

• utter quacking noises

• act as a medical quack or a charlatan

• a stack of hay