weigh anchor
verbDefinitions
To raise the anchor of a ship or boat prior to getting under way.
- 1986, Ben Elton et al., Blackadder II, 3: "Potato" - Aah-ahhh! You have a woman’s hand, milord! I’ll wager these dainty pinkies never weighed anchor in a storm. - Well, you’re right there.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for weigh anchor. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA