HANCHED

Verb

hanched

simple past tense and past participle of hanch

Source: Wiktionary


HANCH

Hance, Hanch,Etym: [See Hanse.]

1. (Arch.)

Definition: See Hanse.

2. (Naut.)

Definition: A sudden fall or break, as the fall of the fife rail down to the gangway.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.

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