DISANCHOR

Etymology

Verb

disanchor (third-person singular simple present disanchors, present participle disanchoring, simple past and past participle disanchored)

(obsolete, ambitransitive) To raise the anchor of, as a ship; to weigh anchor.

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Source: Wiktionary


Dis*an"chor, v. t. & i. Etym: [Pref. dis- + anchor: cf. F. désancrer.]

Definition: To raise the anchor of, as a ship; to weigh anchor. [Obs.] Heywood.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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