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Definition of Anker
1. n. 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 8½ imperial gallons.
Definition of Anker
1. Noun. (obsolete) a measure of wine or spirit equal to 10 gallons; a barrel of this capacity ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Anker
1. an old wine measure [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Anker
Literary usage of Anker
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Travels in Various Countries of Europe, Asia and Africa by Edward Daniel Clarke (1824)
"... retiring from Table—Magnificent Villa of Peter anker—His Collection of
Pictures—Fast Establishment—Prejudices of the Norwegians respecting Food—Courts ..."
2. America in Spitsbergen: The Romance of an Arctic Coal-mine, with an by Nathan Haskell. Dole (1922)
"THE anker ESTATE In this connection it may be mentioned that four days after Mr.
Longyear reached Kristiania Herre Johan anker, son of the anker of Green ..."
3. The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the by Richard Hakluyt (1904)
"Item, You may anker on the Northwest part of the island of S. Andrew in 17 ...
Item, You may anker in the port of S. Lucas on the Cape of California in 12 ..."
4. The Correspondence of the Right Honourable Sir John Sinclair, Bart.: With by John Sinclair (1831)
"C. anker, ESQ. OF NORWAY. The inhabitants of Norway are a most respectable ...
Among these, Mr C. anker was one of the most eminent, and from him I had the ..."
5. Artists of the Nineteenth Century and Their Works: A Handbook Containing Two by Clara Erskine Clement Waters, Laurence Hutton (1879)
"anker, Albert. (Swiss.) Born at Anet. Medal at Paris, 1866. Pupil of Gleyre.
At the Salon of 1877 he exhibited a " Scene from the War of" ; in 1876, ..."
6. Documents Relative to the Colonial History of the State of New-York by John Romeyn Brodhead, Berthold Fernow, Edmund Bailey O'Callaghan, New York (State). Legislature (1881)
"... known it and represent, that they were now entitled to have an anker of rum,
which the parties in interest agreed to give them to avoid further trouble. ..."
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