Hypertext Webster Gateway: "anker"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Anker \An"ker\, n. [D. anker: cf. LL. anceria, ancheria.]
A liquid measure in various countries of Europe. The Dutch
anker, formerly also used in England, contained about 10 of
the old wine gallons, or 81/2 imperial gallons.
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