Definition of hank

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Hank (n.) 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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Regratiatory :: Regratiatory (n.) A returning or giving of thanks.
Shin :: Shin (n.) The front part of the leg below the knee; the front edge of the shin bone; the lower part of the leg; the shank.
Rudder :: Rudder (n.) The mechanical appliance by means of which a vessel is guided or steered when in motion. It is a broad and flat blade made of wood or iron, with a long shank, and is fastened in an upright position, usually by one edge, to the sternpost of the vessel in such a way that it can be turned from side to side in the water by means of a tiller, wheel, or other attachment..
Shank :: Shank (v.) The part of the sole beneath the instep connecting the broader front part with the heel.
Hank :: Hank (v. t.) To form into hanks.
Hanker :: Hanker (v. i.) To linger in expectation or with desire.
Greenshank :: Greenshank (n.) A European sandpiper or snipe (Totanus canescens); -- called also greater plover.
Bullen-nail :: Bullen-nail (n.) A nail with a round head and short shank, tinned and lacquered..
Shanker :: Shanker (n.) See Chancre.
Wish :: Wish (v. t.) To have a desire or yearning; to long; to hanker.
Crossbar :: Crossbar (n.) A transverse bar or piece, as a bar across a door, or as the iron bar or stock which passes through the shank of an anchor to insure its turning fluke down..
Hankering :: Hankering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Hanke.
Shank :: Shank (v.) The middle part of an anchor, or that part which is between the ring and the arms..
Pray :: Pray (v. i.) To make request with earnestness or zeal, as for something desired; to make entreaty or supplication; to offer prayer to a deity or divine being as a religious act; specifically, to address the Supreme Being with adoration, confession, supplication, and thanksgiving..
Kern :: Kern (n.) A part of the face of a type which projects beyond the body, or shank..
Beam :: Beam (n.) The straight part or shank of an anchor.
Church :: Church (v. t.) To bless according to a prescribed form, or to unite with in publicly returning thanks in church, as after deliverance from the dangers of childbirth; as, the churching of women..
Hank :: Hank (v. t.) To fasten with a rope, as a gate..
Shanked :: Shanked (a.) Having a shank.
Grateful :: Grateful (a.) Having a due sense of benefits received; kindly disposed toward one from whom a favor has been received; willing to acknowledge and repay, or give thanks for, benefits; as, a grateful heart..
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