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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 | ||
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Dictionary Results for hank: | ||
1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) | ||
hank n 1: a coil of rope or wool or yarn | ||
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ||
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. [1913 Webster] 2. A rope or withe for fastening a gate. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] 3. Hold; influence. [1913 Webster] When the devil hath got such a hank over him. --Bp. Sanderson. [1913 Webster] 4. (Naut.) A ring or eye of rope, wood, or iron, attached to the edge of a sail and running on a stay. [1913 Webster] 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. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] | ||
3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ||
Hank \Hank\, v. t. 1. [OE. hanken.] To fasten with a rope, as a gate. [Prov. Eng.] --Wright. [1913 Webster] 2. To form into hanks. [1913 Webster] | ||
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