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Anker
UK
/ˈæŋkə/
US
/ˈæŋkər/
Translation of "anker" into Russian
Definitions
anker
Noun
UK
/ˈæŋkə/
US
/ˈæŋkər/
Archaic spelling of anchor: a heavy iron or steel device with flukes that is dropped by a ship to grip the sea bottom and hold the vessel in place.
In the seventeenth-century logbook, the crew dropped an anker to ride out the storm.
A unit of liquid capacity, chiefly for wine or spirits, equal to about 10 U.S. gallons (≈38 litres).
The distiller sold rum by the anker to taverns along the coast.
A small cask or keg designed to hold such a quantity of liquid.
They rolled an anker of brandy up the wharf.
Archaic: an anchorite; a religious hermit who lives in seclusion.
The medieval chronicle spoke of an anker who dwelt beside the church.