# anker

Pronunciation: US say "ANG-ker" /ˈæŋ.kɚ/; UK say "ANG-kuh" /ˈæŋ.kə/

## Noun

1. A cask holding 10 gallons of wine or spirits, or that quantity used as a unit of measure. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: An old measure of wine or spirits equal to ten gallons, or a barrel holding that amount.
   - _Each anker of spirits was taxed heavily before it left the port._
   - _Smugglers hauled several ankers of brandy up the beach after dark._

## Origin

From Dutch "anker." It is a doublet of "anchor" and "ancora."

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