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Hank
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Part of speech: noun (n.)
1. A parcel consisting of two or more skeins of yarn or thread tied together.
2. A rope or withe for fastening a gate. [Prov. Eng.]
3. Hold; influence. When the devil hath got such a hank over him. Bp. Sanderson.
4. A ring or eye of rope, wood, or iron, attached to the edge of a sail and running on a stay.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2
Part of speech: verb (v.)
1. To fasten with a rope, as a gate. [Prov. Eng.] Wright.
2. To form into hanks.