hance

hance is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

Definitions

  1. 1.(Arch.) See Hanse.
  2. 2.(Naut.) A sudden fall or break, as the fall of the fife rail down to the gangway.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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