Hank

4 definitions found

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

  Hank \Hank\, v. t.
     1. [OE. hanken.] To fasten with a rope, as a gate. [Prov.
        Eng.] --Wright.
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     2. To form into hanks.


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

  Hank \Hank\ (h[a^][ng]k), n. [Cf. Dan. hank handle, Sw. hank a
     band or tie, Icel. hanki hasp, clasp, h["o]nk, hangr, hank,
     coil, skein, G. henkel, henk, handle; all probably akin to E.
     hang. See {Hang}.]
     1. A parcel consisting of two or more skeins of yarn or
        thread tied together.
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     2. A rope or withe for fastening a gate. [Prov. Eng.]
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     3. Hold; influence.
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              When the devil hath got such a hank over him. --Bp.
                                                    Sanderson.
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     4. (Naut.) A ring or eye of rope, wood, or iron, attached to
        the edge of a sail and running on a stay.
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     5. (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.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  hank
       n : a coil of rope or wool or yarn

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  21 Moby Thesaurus words for "hank":
     animal fiber, artificial fiber, capillament, cilium, cirrus,
     cobweb, denier, fiber, fibrilla, filament, filamentule, flagellum,
     gossamer, hair, skein, strand, suture, tendril, thread, threadlet,
     web