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Word: Hank
Speech Type: Noun
Middle English: from Old Norse hǫnk; compare with Swedish hank ‘string’ and Danish hank ‘handle’
haŋk
a coil or skein of wool, hair, or other material
Short Definition:coil or skein of material
Examples:- a thick hank of her blonde hair
a measurement of the length per unit mass of cloth or yarn, which varies according to the type being measured. For example it is equal to 840 yards for cotton yarn and 560 yards for worsted.
Short Definition:measurement of length per unit mass of cloth or yarn
a ring for securing a staysail to the stay.
Short Definition:ring for securing staysail to stay
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