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9 letters · 15 points in Scrabble
Meaning
verb fix firmly and stably
verb secure a vessel with an anchor
originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂enk-der.? Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́γκῡρᾰ (ắnkūră)bor.? Latin ancorabor. Proto-Germanic *ankurô Proto-West Germanic *ankurō Old English ancor Middle English anker English anchor English -ing English anchoring From anchor + -ing.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
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