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Ancon

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Noun
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an=con

CIDE DICTIONARY

Anconn. [L., fr. Gr. 'agkw`n the bent arm, elbow; any hook or bend.].
     The olecranon, or the elbow.  [1913 Webster]
Ancon sheep (Zoöl.), a breed of sheep with short crooked legs and long back. It originated in Massachusetts in 1791; -- called also the otter breed.
Anconn. [See Ancon, above.].
     The corner or quoin of a wall, cross-beam, or rafter.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

Ancon, n. (pl. -es) Archit.
1 a console, usu. of two volutes, supporting or appearing to support a cornice.
2 each of a pair of projections on either side of a block of stone etc. for lifting or repositioning.

Etymology
L f. Gk agkon elbow

ROGET THESAURUS

Ancon

Land

N land, earth, ground, dry land, terra firma, continent, mainland, peninsula, chersonese, delta, tongue of land, neck of land, isthmus, oasis, promontory, highland, coast, shore, scar, strand, beach, playa, bank, lea, seaboard, seaside, seabank, seacoast, seabeach, ironbound coast, loom of the land, derelict, innings, alluvium, alluvion, ancon, riverbank, river bank, levee, soil, glebe, clay, loam, marl, cledge, chalk, gravel, mold, subsoil, clod, clot, rock, crag, acres, real estate, landsman, earthy, continental, midland, coastal, littoral, riparian, alluvial, terrene, landed, predial, territorial, geophilous, ripicolous, ashore, on shore, on land.

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