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   Hank (hăṉk), n. [Cf. Dan. hank handle, Sw. hank a band or tie, Icel. hanki hasp, clasp, hönk, hangr, hank, coil, skein, G. henkel, henk, handle; all probably akin to E. hang. See Hang.]
   1. A parcel consisting of two or more skeins of yarn or thread tied together.
   
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   2. A rope or withe for fastening a gate. [Prov. Eng.]
   
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   3. Hold; influence.
   
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   When the devil hath got such a hank over him. Bp. Sanderson.
   
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   4. (Naut.) A ring or eye of rope, wood, or iron, attached to the edge of a sail and running on a stay.
   
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   5. (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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   Hank, v. t.
   1. [OE. hanken.] To fasten with a rope, as a gate. [Prov. Eng.]  Wright.
   
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   2. To form into hanks.
   
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