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1. (n.) hank
a specific length of thread or yarn according to the type of fiber, as 840 yards (768.1 m) for cotton or 300 yards (274.32 m) for linen.
2. hank
a coil, knot, or loop:
a hank of hair.
3. hank
a ring, link, or shackle for securing the luff of a staysail or jib to its stay or the luff or head of a gaff sail to the mast or gaff.
Etymology: (1175–1225; ME < ON h&oogon;nk hank, coil, skein, clasp; akin to hang)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) hank
a coil of rope or wool or yarn
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) hank
a parcel consisting of two or more skeins of yarn or thread tied together
2. (noun) hank
a rope or withe for fastening a gate
3. (noun) hank
hold; influence
4. (noun) hank
a ring or eye of rope, wood, or iron, attached to the edge of a sail and running on a stay
5. (verb) hank
to fasten with a rope, as a gate
6. (verb) hank
to form into hanks
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Sense: a coil or loop of rope, wool, string etc
hanks of knitting-wool.
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 Afrikaans: string |
 Arabic: شِلَّة صوف أو خيطان |
 Bulgarian: гранка |
 Brazilian: novelo |
 Czech: přadeno |
 German: das Knäul |
 Danish: bundt; nøgle |
 Greek: κουλούρα νήματος, σκοινιο |
 Spanish: madeja |
 Estonian: (lõnga)viht |
 Farsi: كلاف |
 Finnish: vyyhti |
 French: écheveau |
 Hebrew: סְלִיל |
 Hindi: लच्छी |
 Croatian: kolut, prsten |
 Hungarian: motring |
 Indonesian: gulungan |
 Icelandic: hespa; hönk |
 Italian: matassa |
 Japanese: 糸のひとかせ |
 Korean: (실, 방적 등의) 타래 |
 Lithuanian: sruoga |
 Latvian: (dzijas)šķetere |
 Malay: gumpalan |
 Dutch: knot, klos |
 Norwegian: bunt |
 Polish: kłębek |
 Persian: كلاف |
 Pashto: كلاوه ( دسپنيسو ) كړۍ ( د |
 Portuguese: novelo |
 Romanian: scul |
 Russian: моток |
 Slovak: pradeno |
 Slovenian: klobčič |
 Serbian: klupko |
 Swedish: ögla, slinga, härva |
 Thai: ขด |
 Turkish: kangal |
 Taiwanese: 一捲或一圈(粗繩、毛線、細繩等) |
 Ukrainian: моток |
 Urdu: سوت، اون وغیرہ کی لچھی |
 Vietnamese: cuộn len, sợi |
 Chinese: 一束，一卷 |
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