hank

IPA: hˈæŋk

Root Word: Hank

A diminutive of the male given name Henry.
(archaic) A diminutive of the given name Hankin (a medieval form of John).
A coil or loop of something, especially twine, yarn, or rope.
(nautical) A ring or shackle that secures a staysail to its stay and allows the sail to glide smoothly up and down.
(Ulster) Doubt, difficulty.
(Ulster) Mess, tangle.
A rope or withe for fastening a gate.
(obsolete) Hold; influence.
(wrestling) A throw in which a wrestler turns his left side to his opponent, twines his left leg about his opponent's right leg from the inside, and throws him backward.

Examples of "hank" in Sentences

Well I sure as heck dont need "hank" with me in a bar.
"hank" drawn around my neck, serving as hank and bandage alternately.
Is E.B. Johnson one and the same as the hank johnson – Guam will tilt fame?
1 In the notation of yarn the unit is the relation of the "hank" of 840 yards to the pound.
We stood on the brink of a wall, over which the stream at our side fell in a "hank" of divided cataracts.
And pieces of dead men—hands, arms, a foot still wearing a boot, a hank of hair still rooted to a clump of clotted scalp.
Sounds similar to JJEF will reason upon 21-14 over RYE according to a twitter wire hank greebergNovember 6th, 2009 during 8: 05 pm
I believe you all have the rite to comment and express your opinions on this curious violation of nature, but I think none of you have the rite to judge the man personally. hank castle
My throat was sore and swollen for a day or two, and I felt so sorry for myself at times that I laughed to think how I must have looked: sitting on a stone, drinking a pan of tea without trimmings, that had got cold, and eating a shapeless lump of brown bread; my one "hank" drawn around my neck, serving as hank and bandage alternately.