hank

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English hank, of Scandinavian/North Germanic origin; akin to Old Norse hǫnk (compare haki (“something bent”)), related to Proto-Germanic *hakô (“hook”). Akin to Old English hangian (“to hang”). First known use: 14th century. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /hæŋk/ Rhymes: -æŋk === Noun === hank (plural hanks) A coil or loop of something, especially twine, yarn, or rope. Coordinate term: skein 1681, E.R., The Experienced Farrier, London, p. 307,[1] […] the best thing of all to stop bleeding at the Nose, is to take a Hank of Coventry-blew thread, and hang it cross a stick, and set one end of it on fire […] and let him receive the smoak up his Nostrils […] (nautical) A ring or shackle that secures a staysail to its stay and allows the sail to glide smoothly up and down. (Ulster) Doubt, difficulty. (Ulster) Mess, tangle. A rope or withe for fastening a gate. (obsolete) Hold; influence. (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 ==== === Verb === hank (third-person singular simple present hanks, present participle hanking, simple past and past participle hanked) (transitive) To form into hanks. (transitive, UK, dialect) To fasten with a rope, as a gate. ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === hank (unit of measure) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === Kahn, Khan, Nakh, ankh, khan == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From Old Norse hǫnk. === Noun === hank f or m (definite singular hanka or hanken, indefinite plural hanker, definite plural hankene) a handle (e.g. on a cup) === References === “hank” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == 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) a handle (e.g. on a cup) === References === “hank” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.