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Weigh the anchor   /weɪ ðə ˈæŋkər/   Listen
Weigh the anchor

verb
1.
Heave up an anchor in preparation for sailing.  Synonym: weigh anchor.





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"Weigh the anchor" Quotes from Famous Books



... of us all On Bord the Chili States ship Valdivia To aquaint you that we are disatisfied on account of our pay and prize money, and likewise the promises made to us on leaving Valpariso, it is likewise our Determination not to weigh the anchor of the Valdivia untill we get the whole of our wages and prize money, likewise a number of us is a Bove twelvemonths aBove our time that we Shipt for And we should likewise wish our Discharge and let them that wish to Reenter Again ...
— Narrative of Services in the Liberation of Chili, Peru and Brazil, - from Spanish and Portuguese Domination, Volume 1 • Thomas Cochrane, Tenth Earl of Dundonald


Words linked to "Weigh the anchor" :   heft, heft up, weigh anchor, heave, heave up


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