anker

noun

USANG-ker/ˈæŋ.kɚ/UKANG-kuh/ˈæŋ.kə/

Pluralankers

1 meaning of anker

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nounobsolete
An old measure of wine or spirits equal to ten gallons, or a barrel holding that amount.
Like a big jug that always holds the same amount, used long ago to measure wine.
The merchant ordered an anker of brandy for the cold winter.
[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”Here, anker means a barrel holding about ten gallons of strong drink.
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Origin

From the Dutch word "anker."