What does "hance" mean?
Hance: (Arch.) See Hanse.
Additional senses
- 2.(Naut.) A sudden fall or break, as the fall of the fife rail down to the gangway.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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