hank

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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

Noun

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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

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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, UK, dialect) To fasten with a rope, as a gate.
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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)

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse hanki

Pronunciation

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)

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