Hankey

name

name ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    a square piece of cloth used for wiping the eyes or nose or as a costume accessory wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A town in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa, named after the Rev. William Alers Hankey. countable, uncountable

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handkerchiefhandkerchiefhankiehanky

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