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Hank
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- 1 A diminutive of the male given name Henry.
- 2 A diminutive of the male given name Hankin (a medieval form of John). archaic
- 1 A coil or loop of something, especially twine, yarn, or rope.
"1681, E.R., The Experienced Farrier, London, p. 307, […] the best thing of all to stop bleeding at the Nose, is to take a Hank of Coventry-blew thread, and hang it cross a stick, and set one end of it on fire […] and let him receive the smoak up his Nostrils […]"
- 2 a coil of rope or wool or yarn wordnet
- 3 A ring or shackle that secures a staysail to its stay and allows the sail to glide smoothly up and down.
- 4 Doubt, difficulty. Ulster
- 5 Mess, tangle. Ulster
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- 6 A rope or withe for fastening a gate.
- 7 Hold; influence. obsolete
"Seldom doth a man fall into a Preſumptuous Sin, but vvhere the Devil hath got ſuch a hanke over him, […]"
- 8 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.
- 1 To form into hanks. transitive
- 2 To fasten with a rope, as a gate. UK, dialectal, transitive
"where stood a fyne howse newly built and vaulted, over wheron her armes was sett and hanked with tapestrye"
Etymology
From Middle English hank, of Scandinavian/North Germanic origin; akin to Old Norse hǫnk (compare haki (“something bent”)), related to Proto-Germanic *hakô (“hook”). Akin to Old English hangian (“to hang”). First known use: 14th century.
From Middle English hank, of Scandinavian/North Germanic origin; akin to Old Norse hǫnk (compare haki (“something bent”)), related to Proto-Germanic *hakô (“hook”). Akin to Old English hangian (“to hang”). First known use: 14th century.
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