anker
anker noun: a measure of wine or spirit equal to 10 gallons; a barrel of this capacity.
Noun
anker (plural ankers)
- A measure of wine or spirit equal to 10 gallons; a barrel of this capacity.
- And if your honour ſhould want a ſmall parcel of fine tea, or a few anchors of right Nantz, I'll be bound you ſhall be furniſhed to your heart's content.1751, [Tobias] Smollett, “He is Made Acquainted with the Characters of Commodore Trunnion and His Adherents; Meets with Them by Accident and Contracts an Intimacy with that Commander”, in The...
- [I]t is quite a painful reflection how many whole crews we have made to walk the plank for no more than a stock of biscuit or an anker or two of spirit.1889, Robert Louis Stevenson, “The Master’s Wanderings”, in The Master of Ballantrae. […], London; Paris: Cassell & Company, […], →OCLC, page 56
Forms of anker
| plural | ankers |
|---|---|
| alternative form | ankor |
| alternative form | anchor |
Origin of anker
From Dutch anker. Doublet of anchor and ancora.
Questions about anker
- What does anker mean?
- Anker means a measure of wine or spirit equal to 10 gallons; a barrel of this capacity.
- What part of speech is anker?
- Anker is a noun.
- What is the plural of anker?
- The plural of anker is ankers.
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