GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Found 2 definitions

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   Hance (hȧns), v. t. [See Enhance.] To raise; to elevate. [Obs.]  Lydgate.
   
   
         
       

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    Hance (hăns), Hanch (hănch),  n. [See Hanse.]
   1. (Arch.) See Hanse.
   
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   2. (Naut.) A sudden fall or break, as the fall of the fife rail down to the gangway.
   
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