different between hank vs henry

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)

1. A coil or loop of something, especially twine, yarn, or rope.
2. (nautical) A ring or shackle that secures a staysail to its stay and allows the sail to glide smoothly up and down.
3. (Ulster) Doubt, difficulty.
4. (Ulster) Mess, tangle.
5. A rope or withe for fastening a gate.
6. (obsolete) Hold; influence.
   • 1660, Robert Sanderson, Ad Aulam

     When the devil hath got such a hank over him.

7. (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)

1. (transitive) To form into hanks.
2. (transitive, Britain, dialect) To fasten with a rope, as a gate.

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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)

1. 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)

1. a handle (e.g. on a cup)

References

• “hank” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Named after the American scientist Joseph Henry.

Noun

henry (plural henries or henrys)

1. In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical inductance; the inductance induced in a circuit by a rate of change of current of one ampere per second and a resulting electromotive force of one volt. Symbol: H

Translations

Etymology 2

From Henry the Third

Noun

henry (plural henries)

1. (Britain, slang) A turd.

Etymology 3

From Henry the Eighth

Noun

henry (plural henries)

1. (Britain, slang) A quantity of marijuana weighing one-eighth of an ounce.

Synonyms

• eighth

Anagrams

• Rhyne, rhyne, yrneh

Finnish

Noun

henry

1. henry (unit of inductance)

Declension

French

Pronunciation

• ^{(aspirated h)} IPA^(key): /??.?i/

Noun

henry m (plural henrys)

1. (sciences) henry

Further reading

• “henry” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?h?nri]
• Hyphenation: hen?ry
• Rhymes: -ri

Noun

henry (plural henryk)

1. henry (SI unit for electrical inductance)

Declension

Portuguese

Noun

henry m (plural henrys or henries)

1. henry (SI unit for electrical inductance)