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We'd Rather . . . Not

According to Webster's Dictionary:

an

·

chor

(an

'

ker)

n.

[M.E.

anker

<O.E.

ancor

< L.

anc(h)ora

Gr.

ankyra

, an anchor, hook] 1. a

heavy object atta

ched to a vessel by a cable or rope and cast overboard to keep the vessel in place either by its weight or by its flukes, which grip the bottom

As we reflected upon CBS Anchor-man Dan Rather's retirement later this month, we were struck by some of the terms that cropped up in our little etymologic exercise:

'heavy object'

'cast overboard'

'grip the bottom'

'fluke' -- Parasitic flatworm? Barbed head? Uncertain, fitful?

Adeiu Dan.

Don't look back, please!

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