hank

hank
/hangk/, n.
1. a skein, as of thread or yarn.
2. a definite length of thread or yarn: A hank of cotton yarn measures 840 yards.
3. a coil, knot, or loop: a hank of hair.
4. Naut. a ring, link, or shackle for securing the luff of a staysail or jib to its stay or the luff or head of a gaff sail to the mast or gaff.
v.t.
5. Naut. to fasten (a sail) by means of hanks.
[1175-1225; ME < ON honk hank, coil, skein, clasp; akin to HANG]

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(as used in expressions)
Aaron Hank
Greenberg Hank
Williams Hank

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      in textile manufacture, unit of measure applied to a length of yarn or to a loose assemblage of fibres forming a single strand, and varying according to the fibre origin. A hank of cotton or of the spun silk made from short lengths of waste silk is 840 yards (770 m) long. A hank of linen is 300 yards (270 m). In worsted yarn, made from combed fibre, there are 560 yards (510 m) to a hank.

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