weigh anchor
Verb
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Verb
weigh anchor
- (nautical) To raise the anchor of a ship or boat prior to getting under way.
- 1986, Ben Elton et al., Blackadder II, 3: "Potato"
- - Aah-ahhh! You have a woman’s hand, milord! I’ll wager these dainty pinkies never weighed anchor in a storm.
- - Well, you’re right there.
- 1986, Ben Elton et al., Blackadder II, 3: "Potato"
- French: lever l'ancre
- Italian: levare l'ancora
- Spanish: levar anclas, levar
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