Hance

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hance \Hance\ (h[a^]ns), Hanch \Hanch\ (h[a^]nch), n. [See
     {Hanse}.]
     1. (Arch.) See {Hanse}.
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     2. (Naut.) A sudden fall or break, as the fall of the fife


        rail down to the gangway.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hance \Hance\ (h[.a]ns), v. t. [See {Enhance}.]
     To raise; to elevate. [Obs.] --Lydgate. Hance