Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—U

Under Weigh

The undertaking is already begun. A ship is said to be under weigh when it has drawn its anchors from their moorings, and started on its voyage.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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