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    hank
    /haŋk/

    noun

    • 1. a coil or skein of wool, hair, or other material: "a thick hank of her blonde hair"
    • 2. a measurement of the length per unit mass of cloth or yarn, which varies according to the type being measured. For example it is equal to 840 yards for cotton yarn and 560 yards for worsted.

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › hankHank Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Examples of hank in a Sentence. Recent Examples on the Web There was no one else on the strand, the surf a sickly yellow foam bubbling between the matted black hanks of seaweed heaped on the beach.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishHANK | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    HANK definition: 1. a thick piece, or a bunch (= a number of long pieces held together) of hair, thread, rope, etc…. Learn more.

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishHANK definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    noun. 1. a loop, coil, or skein, as of rope, wool, or yarn. 2. nautical. a ringlike fitting that can be opened to admit a stay for attaching the luff of a sail. 3. a unit of measurement of cloth, yarn, etc, such as a length of 840 yards (767 m) of cotton or 560 yards (512 m) of worsted yarn. verb. 4. (transitive) nautical.

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › hankHank - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    a coil of rope or wool or yarn.

  6. www.thefreedictionary.com › hankHank - definition of hank by The Free Dictionary

    n. 1. (Textiles) a loop, coil, or skein, as of rope, wool, or yarn. 2. (Nautical Terms) nautical a ringlike fitting that can be opened to admit a stay for attaching the luff of a sail. 3. (Units) a unit of measurement of cloth, yarn, etc, such as a length of 840 yards (767 m) of cotton or 560 yards (512 m) of worsted yarn. vb.

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishhank noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    Definition of hank noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  8. www.oed.com › dictionary › hank_nhank, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary

    What does the noun hank mean? There are 11 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun hank. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. hank has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. food and cooking (mid 1500s) spinning (late 1500s) nautical (early 1700s) blood sports (late 1700s) wrestling (1870s)

  9. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english-wordHANK - Find out everything about this English word | Collins

    All you need to know about "HANK" in one place: definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.

  10. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryHANK - All you need to know about it | Collins English Dictionary

    A complete guide to the word "HANK": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.

  11. www.yourdictionary.com › hankHank Definition & Meaning - YourDictionary

    A specific length of coiled thread or yarn: a hank of worsted yarn contains 560 yd; a hank of cotton contains 840 yd. Webster's New World A ring or clip for fastening a staysail to its stay.