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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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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