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anker

“anker” is a Danish word. Its 4 meanings in English:

noun

  1. anchor
  2. armature, anchor (rotating part of an electric motor or dynamo)
  3. barrel (beer), cask (wine)
  4. anker

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German anker, from Latin ancora (“anchor”). Related to akkeri.

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