APEAK

Etymology

Adverb

apeak (not comparable)

(nautical, of an anchor) In a vertical line, the cable having been sufficiently hove in to bring the ship over it.

Anagrams

• akepa

Source: Wiktionary

A*peak", adv. & a. Etym: [Pref. a- + peak. Cf. F. à 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

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