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hank

1

[ hangk ]

noun

  1. a skein, as of thread or yarn.
  2. a definite length of thread or yarn:

    A hank of cotton yarn measures 840 yards.

  3. a coil, knot, or loop:

    a hank of hair.

  4. Nautical. a ring, link, or shackle for securing the luff of a staysail or jib to its stay or the luff or head of a gaff sail to the mast or gaff.


verb (used with object)

  1. Nautical. to fasten (a sail) by means of hanks.

Hank

2

[ hangk ]

noun

  1. a male given name, form of Henry.

hank

/ hæŋk /

noun

  1. a loop, coil, or skein, as of rope, wool, or yarn
  2. nautical a ringlike fitting that can be opened to admit a stay for attaching the luff of a sail
  3. a unit of measurement of cloth, yarn, etc, such as a length of 840 yards (767 m) of cotton or 560 yards (512 m) of worsted yarn
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


verb

  1. tr nautical to attach (a sail) to a stay by hanks
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of hank1

1175–1225; Middle English < Old Norse hǫnk hank, coil, skein, clasp; akin to hang
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Word History and Origins

Origin of hank1

C13: of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse hanka to coil, Swedish hank string
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Example Sentences

Ladies are encouraged to celebrate fall while mixing and mingling at the Up Bar and outdoor patio space of Hank’s Oyster Bar.

I was a bit bothered when Hank didn’t seem to believe in objective truth.

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One night, Hank and his older brother, Rex, got into an argument about the nature of truth.

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You went to Montana to live deliberately, à la Hank, and you’ve been deliberate indeed.

She made headlines last week by accusing Hank’s team of offering her $5 million to drop out of the race – an allegation Hank denied.

Ex-AIG CEO Maurice ‘Hank’ Greenberg is in court seeking $40 billion from the government over its massive bailout.

And sitting down is a bald man who looks like Hank from Breaking Bad.

Hank was not hit but the U.S. soldier was shot multiple times in his legs.

"Palmer has earned the right to be a hero here," Orioles general manager Hank Peters once said.

Hank Aaron, Bob Gibson, Coleman Young—Wheeler wrote all their autobigraphies.

I held up my two hands and she put the hank over them, and went on talking about her and her husband's matters.

She went and got the lump of lead and fetched it back, and brought along a hank of yarn which she wanted me to help her with.

Smith and Godby were on one Hank, and Wheeler, cautiously feeling his way, hung dangerously upon the other.

Hank Butts sat midway down on the deck-house, yawning as though he would like to turn in.

Skipper Tom Halstead now came forward, though he did not take the wheel from Hank.

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