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a·weigh
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əˈweɪ
/
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uh
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wey
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adjective
Nautical
.
(of an anchor) just free of the bottom; atrip:
Anchors aweigh!
Origin:
1620–30;
a-
1
+
weigh
2
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aweigh
(əˈweɪ)
—
adj
(
postpositive
)
nautical
(of an anchor) no longer hooked into the bottom; hanging by its rode
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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