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A liquid measure in various countries of Europe. The Dutch anker, formerly also used in England, contained about 10 of the old wine gallons, or 8

A mineral closely related to dolomite, but containing iron.

One who conducts the business of banking; one who, individually, or as a member of a company, keeps an establishment for the deposit or loan of money, or for traffic in money, bills of exchange, etc.

A female banker. Thackeray.

ing gangrenous ulcer or collection of ulcers in or about the mouth; -- called also water canker, canker of the mouth, and noma.

The bloom or blossom of the wild rose or dog-rose.

That which blasts a blossom as a canker does. [Obs.] O me! you juggler! you canker blossom! You thief of Love! Shak.

A fly that preys on fruit.

A form of scarlet fever characterized by ulcerated or putrid sore throat.

Eaten out by canker, or as by canker. [Obs.]

Affected with canker; as, a cankered mouth.

Fretfully; spitefully.

Affecting like a canker. "Canrerous shackles." Thomson. Misdeem it not a cankerous change. Wordsworth.

eating, and often entirely destroying, the foliage. Other similar larvæ are also called cankerworms.

Like a canker; full of canker.

ly; malicious. [Colloq.] -- Can*tan"ker*ous*ly, adv. -- Can*tan"ker*ous*ness, n. The cantankerous old maiden aunt. Theckeray.

To canker. [Obs.]

ch, or a fort projecting so as to command the side of an assailing body. They threw out flankers, and endeavored to dislodge their assailants. W. Irwing.

appetite and uneasiness; to have a vehement desire; -- usually with for or after; as, to hanker after fruit; to hanker after the diversions of the town. Addison. He was hankering to join his friend. J. A. Symonds.

In a hankering manner.