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ankers

  • plural
    of anker.
    anker
    noun
    a unit of volume formerly used for wine and distilled liquor in some European countries and equal to about 10 gallons, with the exact amount depending on context. The anker was also used in some places settled by the Dutch, such as South Africa and parts of New York.

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And the port of Alexandria is good when one is within it with good ankers and cables.

From The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 11 by Richard Hakluyt

The ankers brak, and the topmasts lap, It was sic a deadly storm; And the waves cam' o'er the broken ship, Till a' her sides were torn.

From The Ontario High School Reader by A.E. Marty

"Three gross of ankers, you say?" queried the Major.

From The Mayor of Troy by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch

The two ankers were quickly dragged up on to the platform, and one of them was broached with the aid of George's knife.

From Highway Pirates or, The Secret Place at Coverthorne by Harold Avery

Three gross, with six ankers of the colouring stuff gratis—and the tubs ready slung.

From The Mayor of Troy by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch

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