Look up: hank

1. hank
   A measure of YARN varying for different materials; the cotton HANK is 840 yards.
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2. hank
   [n] - a coil of rope or wool or yarn
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3. 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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4. 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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5. 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...
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6. 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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7. 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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8. 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 o...
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9. hank
   noun a coil of rope or wool or yarn
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10. 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 toget...
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11. 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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12. 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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13. 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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14. Hank
    The USS Hank was an American Allen M Sumner Class destroyer of 2200 tons displacement launched in 1944. The USS Hank was powered by four boilers providing a top speed of 36.5 knots. She carried a complement of 350 and was armed with six 5 inch guns; twelve 40 mm anti-aircraft guns; eleven 20 mm anti...
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15. 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 ...
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16. 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.
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17. Hank
    A hank is a measure of cotton equal to seven skeins.
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18. Hank
    A fastener attached to the luff of the headsail that attaches the headsail to the forestay. Typical designs include a bronze or plastic hook with a spring-operated gate, or a strip of cloth webbing with a snap fastener.
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19. Hank
    [1965 TV series] Hank is a 1965 American situation comedy which is perhaps most notable for being an early example of a program with a true series finale, in which the underlying premise of the series reaches a natural conclusion with its final episode. ==Synopsis== The show revolves around ...
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20. Hank
    [album] Hank is an album by jazz saxophonist Hank Mobley released on the Blue Note label in 1957 as BLP 1560. It was recorded on January 13, 1957 and features Mobley, Donald Byrd, John Jenkins, Bobby Timmons, Wilbur Ware and Philly Joe Jones. ==Reception== The Allmusic review awarded the alb...
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21. Hank
    [2009 TV series] ==Premise== Hank Pryor (Kelsey Grammer) is a high-powered business executive. He lives with his wife, Tilly (Melinda McGraw), their daughter, Maddie (Jordan Hinson) and their son, Henry (Nathan Gamble). The big life is great for them until Hank is suddenly released from his ...
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22. Hank
    A fastener attached to the luff of the headsail that attaches the headsail to the forestay. Typical designs include a bronze or plastic hook with a spring-operated gate, or a strip of cloth webbing with a snap fastener.
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