Look up: Hank

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   hank
   A measure of YARN varying for different materials; the cotton HANK is 840 yards.
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   hank
   [n] - a coil of rope or wool or yarn
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   Hank
   A snap - plastic or stainless steel - attached to the luff of the jib, used to attach the jib to the forestay.
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   hank
   a definite length of sliver,slubbing,roving or yarn Category: Various industries and crafts • raw silk filament put up in long lengths, of varying weight and tied in a loose knot Category: Various industries and crafts • a definite length of sliver,slubbing,roving,or yarn Category: Various industries and crafts
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   Hank
   Hank (hănk) noun [ Confer Danish hank handle, Swedish hank a band or tie, Icelandic hanki hasp, clasp, hönk , hangr , hank, coil, skein, German henkel , henk , handle; all probably akin to English hang . See Hang .] 1. A parcel consisting of two or more skeins of yarn or thread tied together. 2. A rope or withe ...
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   Hank
   Hank transitive verb 1. [ Middle English hanken .] To fasten with a rope, as a gate. [ Prov. Eng.] Wright. 2. To form into hanks.
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   Hank
   Hank noun (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.
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   hank
   1. A parcel consisting of two or more skeins of yarn or thread tied together. ... 2. A rope or withe for fastening a gate. ... 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. ... Origin: Cf. Dan. Hank handle, Sw. Hank a ...
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   hank
   noun a coil of rope or wool or yarn
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    Hank
    In the textile industry, a `hank` refers to a unit of yarn or twine that is in a coiled form. This is often the best form for use with hand looms, compared to the cone form needed for power looms. Hanks come in a fixed length depending on the type of material, so the term `hank` is sometimes used as a unit of measure. For instance, a hank of linen is 270 meters, and a hank of cotton or silk is 770 meters. In beads, 1 hank = 3.333 fathoms = 6.667 ...
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    Hank
    • (v. t.) To form into hanks. • (n.) A rope or withe for fastening a gate. • (n.) Hold; influence. • (n.) A ring or eye of rope, wood, or iron, attached to the edge of a sail and running on a stay. • (n.) A parcel consisting of two or more skeins of yarn or thread tied together. • (v. t.) To fasten with a rope, as a ga...
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    hank
    in textile manufacture, unit of measure applied to a length of yarn or to a loose assemblage of fibres forming a single strand, and varying ...
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    hank
    (from the article `education`) ...which provided the moral training for upper-class samurai that was essential for maintaining the ideology of the feudal regime. Han, or feudal ...
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    Hank
    Hank is a German boy name. The meaning of the name is `ruler of an estate ` Where is it used? The name Hank is mainly used In English.It is an abbreviated form of Giovanna, used In Italian.How do they say it elsewhere? Johannes ( In German, Dutch, Scandinavian and In Late Roman) See also In Welsh and In English: Evan In Welsh: Iefan In Wels
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    Hank
    an unsupported coil comprising wraps of yarn (or sliver) made by winding the yarn on a reeling machine with a cross-wound pattern and then binding it to prevent tangling.
    Found on http://www.textilesintelligence.com/glo/