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up-anchor

Definition of up-anchor

verb

[no object]

(of a ship) weigh anchor: the entire fleet up-anchored and sailed to a point nearer the entrance to the lagoon

up-anchor in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of up-anchor in the US English dictionary

Nearby words

up top
up with ——
up your arse!
up yours
up-
up-anchor
up-and-coming
up-and-over
up-and-under
up-bow
up-close

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merrythought

noun

the wishbone of a bird …

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