anker (plural ankers)
(obsolete) A measure of wine or spirit equal to 10 gallons; a barrel of this capacity.
• Karen, knare, naker, ranke
Source: Wiktionary
An"ker, n. Etym: [D. anker: cf. LL. anceria, ancheria.]
Definition: 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 8
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
17 January 2025
(verb) conform one’s action or practice to; “keep appointments”; “she never keeps her promises”; “We kept to the original conditions of the contract”
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
