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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.