hank
hank is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 5 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.A rope or withe for fastening a gate. [Prov. Eng.]
- 2.Hold; influence. When the devil hath got such a hank over him. Bp. Sanderson.
- 3.(Naut.) A ring or eye of rope, wood, or iron, attached to the edge of a sail and running on a stay.
- 4.Etym: [OE. hanken.] To fasten with a rope, as a gate. [Prov. Eng.] Wright.
- 5.To form into hanks.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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- What is a rope or withe for fastening a gate. [Prov. Eng.] called?
- What is hold; influence. When the devil hath got such a hank over him. Bp. Sanderson called?
- What is a ring or eye of rope, wood, or iron, attached to the edge of a sail and running on a stay called?
- What is etym: [OE. hanken.] To fasten with a rope, as a gate. [Prov. Eng.] Wright called?
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- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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