up-anchor
Americanverb (used without object)
verb
Etymology
Origin of up-anchor
First recorded in 1895–1900
Example Sentences
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Just a few years ago, the men who owned boats like these were usually looked upon as oddballs, dropouts or dreamers ready to up-anchor and take off for the islands�or at least talking about it.
From Time Magazine Archive
He is my friend; so, the long and the short of it is, I’m going to up-anchor, away to the gold-fields, and leave the coast clear to him.”
From The Lifeboat by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
There seemed nothing for it but to up-anchor, and to sea again in my shirt.
From The Luck of the Mounted A Tale of the Royal Northwest Mounted Police by Kendall, Ralph S.
“We’d better not leave this here spot until we see ’em up-anchor and get well away,” advised Jake.
From Across the Spanish Main A Tale of the Sea in the Days of Queen Bess by Rainey, W. (William)
They watched the barges up-anchor, and before we began to jerk into line I could hear their conversation.
From Greenmantle by Buchan, John
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