HANK

n. v.

6 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)

1.
n.

A parcel consisting of two or more skeins of yarn or thread tied together.

2.
n.

A rope or withe for fastening a gate. [Prov. Eng.]

3.
n.

Hold; influence. When the devil hath got such a hank over him. Bp. Sanderson.

4.
n.

A ring or eye of rope, wood, or iron, attached to the edge of a sail and running on a stay.

5.
v.

To fasten with a rope, as a gate. [Prov. Eng.] Wright.

6.
v.

To form into hanks.

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