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HANK
hank
(noun) a coil of rope or wool or yarn
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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
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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