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Definition hank

Etymology

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

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.
  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.

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.

Results 326 Words with the letters HANK

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ANKUSH 14
HANKED 14
HANKER 13
HANKIE 13
HARKEN 13
KAHUNA 14
KHAZEN 22
PUNKAH 17
SHAKEN 13
SHANKS 13
SHRANK 13
THANKS 13
5 letter words with the letters HANK 
ANKHS 12
HANKS 12
HANKY 14
KHANS 12
SHANK 12
THANK 12
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ANKH 11
HANK 11
KHAN 11
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NAH 6
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AH 4
AN 3
HA 4
KA 6
NA 3

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