Hank Definition

hăngk
noun
A loop or coil of something flexible.
Webster's New World
A specific length of coiled thread or yarn: a hank of worsted yarn contains 560 yd; a hank of cotton contains 840 yd.
Webster's New World
A ring or clip for fastening a staysail to its stay.
Webster's New World
A looped bundle, as of yarn.
American Heritage

(Ulster) Doubt, difficulty.

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Synonyms:
verb
To form into hanks.
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(UK, dialect) To fasten with a rope, as a gate.

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pronoun

A diminutive of the male given name Henry.

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(archaic) A diminutive of the given name Hankin (a medieval form of John).

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Other Word Forms of Hank

Noun

Singular:
hank
Plural:
hanks

Origin of Hank

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

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English from Old Norse hönk

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Hank Sentence Examples

  • It may be washed or dyed just as required, either in hank or in warp.

  • Dean rose with a yawn just as Errol Garner was replaced by Hank Snow.

  • The Vilcamayu rises on the Knot of Vilcanota, flows north through a lovely valley, received the Yanatilde and Paucartambo on its right hank, and, uniting with the Tambo, forms the Ucayali.

  • High tenacity polyester yarn wound together to form a load bearing hank.

  • Bordeaux, this is Casey Fritz, Hank Royce, and John Davis.

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Words Starting With

HHAHAN

Words Ending With

KNKANK

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