Etymology

anker

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Today it means: A measure of wine or spirit equal to 10 gallons; a barrel of this capacity. Full definition →

Dutch anker
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  1. Dutch · borrowed fromanker
  2. English todayanker

From Dutch anker. Doublet of anchor and ancora.

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