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a⋅weigh

[uh-wey]
–adjective Nautical.
(of an anchor) just free of the bottom; atrip: Anchors aweigh!

Origin:
1620–30; a- 1 + weigh 2
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a·weigh   (ə-wā')   
adj.   Nautical
Hanging clear of the bottom. Used of an anchor.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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