HANK

hank

(noun) a coil of rope or wool or yarn

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Proper noun

Hank (plural Hanks)

A diminutive of the male given name Henry.

(archaic) A diminutive of the given name Hankin (a medieval form of John).

Anagrams

• Kahn, Khan, ankh, khan

Etymology

Noun

hank (plural hanks)

A coil or loop of something, especially twine, yarn, or rope.

(nautical) A ring or shackle that secures a staysail to its stay and allows the sail to glide smoothly up and down.

(Ulster) Doubt, difficulty.

(Ulster) Mess, tangle.

A rope or withe for fastening a gate.

(obsolete) Hold; influence.

(wrestling) A throw in which a wrestler turns his left side to his opponent, twines his left leg about his opponent's right leg from the inside, and throws him backward.

Verb

hank (third-person singular simple present hanks, present participle hanking, simple past and past participle hanked)

(transitive) To form into hanks.

(transitive, UK, dialect) To fasten with a rope, as a gate.

Anagrams

• Kahn, Khan, ankh, khan

Source: Wiktionary

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Hank, n. Etym: [Cf. Dan. hank handle, Sw. hank a band or tie, Icel. hanki hasp, clasp, hönk, hangr, hank, coil, skein, G. henkel, henk, handle; ar prob. akin to E. hang. See Hang.]

1. A parcel consisting of two or more skeins of yarn or thread tied together.

2. A rope or withe for fastening a gate. [Prov. Eng.]

3. Hold; influence. When the devil hath got such a hank over him. Bp. Sanderson.

4. (Naut.)

Definition: A ring or eye of rope, wood, or iron, attached to the edge of a sail and running on a stay.

Hank, v. t.

1. Etym: [OE. hanken.]

Definition: To fasten with a rope, as a gate. [Prov. Eng.] Wright.

2. To form into hanks.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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