hank

hank

See also: Hank

English

Etymology

From Middle English hank, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse hǫnk, hank; akin to Old English hangian, "to hang". First Known Use: 14th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hæŋk/
• Rhymes: -æŋk

Noun

hank (plural hanks)

1. A coil or loop of something, especially twine, yarn, or rope.
2. (nautical) A ring or shackle that secures a staysail to its stay and allows the sail to glide smoothly up and down.
3. (Ulster) Doubt, difficulty.
4. (Ulster) Mess, tangle.
5. A rope or withe for fastening a gate.
6. (obsolete) Hold; influence.
   • Bishop Sanderson

     When the devil hath got such a hank over him.

7. (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

Bulgarian: чиле n (čile) Finnish: vyyhti (fi), kieppi

Maori: pōkai Russian: мото́к (ru) m (motók)

nautical: ring or shackle to secure staysail

Bulgarian: бухта f (buhta)

Finnish: litsa, ratsastaja (fi)

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Japanese: 輪 (わ, wa) (1), 帆環 (はんかん, hankan) (2)

Verb

hank (third-person singular simple present hanks, present participle hanking, simple past and past participle hanked)

1. (transitive) To form into hanks.
2. (transitive, Britain, dialectal) To fasten with a rope, as a gate.

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Translations

To form into hanks

Bulgarian: намотавам (bg) (namotavam)

Anagrams

• Kahn, Khan, ankh, khan

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse hǫnk

Noun

hank f or m (definite singular hanka or hanken, indefinite plural hanker, definite plural hankene)

1. a handle (e.g. on a cup)

References

• “hank” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• hanke

Etymology

From Old Norse hanki

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɑŋk/

Noun

hank m (definite singular hanken, indefinite plural hankar, definite plural hankane)
hank f (definite singular hanka, indefinite plural hanker, definite plural hankene)

1. a handle (e.g. on a cup)

References

• “hank” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.