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Webster 1913 Edition
Hank
Hank
(hăṉk)
, Noun.
[Cf. Dan.
hank
handle, Sw. hank
a band or tie, Icel. hanki
hasp, clasp, hönk
, 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.
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.)
A ring or eye of rope, wood, or iron, attached to the edge of a sail and running on a stay.
Hank
,Verb.
T.
1.
[OE.
hanken
.] To fasten with a rope, as a gate.
[Prov. Eng.]
Wright.
2.
To form into hanks.
Webster 1828 Edition
Hank
HANK
, n.1.
A skein of thread; as much thread as is tied together; a tie.2.
In ships. a wooden ring fixed to a stay, to confine the stay-sails; used in the place of a grommet.3.
A rope or withy for fastening a gate.HANK
,Verb.
T.
Definition 2024
Hank
Hank
See also: hank
English
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
Central Franconian
Alternative forms
- Hand (Moselle Franconian, eastern Ripuarian)
Etymology
From Old High German (*)hand, northern variant of hant. See Hand for more.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /haŋk/
Noun
Hank f (plural Häng, diminutive Hängche)
hank
hank
See also: Hank
English
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.
- Bishop Sanderson
- When the devil hath got such a hank over him.
- Bishop Sanderson
- (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.
Translations
coil or loop
nautical: ring or shackle to secure staysail
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Anagrams
Verb
hank (third-person singular simple present hanks, present participle hanking, simple past and past participle hanked)
- (transitive) To form into hanks.
- (transitive, Britain, dialect) To fasten with a rope, as a gate.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Wright to this entry?)
Translations
To form into hanks
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Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse hǫnk
Noun
hank f, m (definite singular hanka or hanken, indefinite plural hanker, definite plural hankene)
- a handle (e.g. on a cup)
References
- “hank” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse hǫnk
Alternative forms
Noun
hank m (definite singular hanken, indefinite plural hankar, definite plural hankane)
hank f (definite singular hanka, indefinite plural hanker, definite plural hankene)
- a handle (e.g. on a cup)
References
- “hank” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.