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fank
English
Etymology
From Scottish Gaelic fang.
Noun
fank (plural fanks)
- A pen for enclosing sheep, mainly in the Scottish Highlands.
Translations
References
- OED 2nd edition 1989
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hank
English
Etymology
From Middle English hank, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse h?nk, hank; akin to Old English hangian (“to hang”). First known use: 14th century.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hæ?k/
- Rhymes: -æ?k
Noun
hank (plural hanks)
- 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.
- 1660, Robert Sanderson, Ad Aulam
- When the devil hath got such a hank over him.
- 1660, Robert Sanderson, Ad Aulam
- (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.
Translations
Verb
hank (third-person singular simple present hanks, present participle hanking, simple past and past participle hanked)
- (transitive) To form into hanks.
- (transitive, Britain, dialect) To fasten with a rope, as a gate.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Wright to this entry?)
Translations
Anagrams
- Kahn, Khan, Nakh, ankh, khan
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse h?nk
Noun
hank f or m (definite singular hanka or hanken, indefinite plural hanker, definite plural hankene)
- a handle (e.g. on a cup)
References
- “hank” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- hanke
Etymology
From Old Norse hanki
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /h??k/
Noun
hank m (definite singular hanken, indefinite plural hankar, definite plural hankane)
hank f (definite singular hanka, indefinite plural hanker, definite plural hankene)
- a handle (e.g. on a cup)
References
- “hank” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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