hank : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: hank	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for hank
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hank n a coil of rope or wool or yarn
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hank \Hank\, n. (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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hank \Hank\, n. [Cf. Dan. hank handle, Sw. hank a band or tie, Icel. hanki hasp, clasp, h[94]nk, hangr, hank, coil, skein, G. henkel, henk, handle; ar prob. akin to E. hang. See {Hang}.] 1. A parcel consisting of two or more skeins of yarn or thread tied together. 2. A rope or withe for fastening a gate. [Prov. Eng.] 3. Hold; influence. When the devil hath got such a hank over him. --Bp. Sanderson. 4. (Naut.) A ring or eye of rope, wood, or iron, attached to the edge of a sail and running on a stay.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hank \Hank\, v. t. 1. [OE. hanken.] To fasten with a rope, as a gate. [Prov. Eng.] --Wright. 2. To form into hanks.