apeak (not comparable)
(nautical, of an anchor) In a vertical line, the cable having been sufficiently hove in to bring the ship over it.
• akepa
Source: Wiktionary
A*peak", adv. & a. Etym: [Pref. a- + peak. Cf. F. Ă pic vertically.] (Naut.)
Definition: In a vertical line. The anchor in apeak, when the cable has been sufficiently hove in to bring the ship over it, and the ship is them said to be hove apeak. [Spelt also apeek.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 April 2025
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
