hank /ˈhæŋk/
一束,一卷,一仔(vt.)使成一卷一卷
Hank n.
1. A parcel consisting of two or more skeins of yarn or thread tied together.
2. A rope or withe for fastening a gate. [Prov. Eng.]
3. Hold; influence.
When the devil hath got such a hank over him. --Bp. Sanderson.
4. Naut. A ring or eye of rope, wood, or iron, attached to the edge of a sail and running on a stay.
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.
Hank, v. t.
1. To fasten with a rope, as a gate. [Prov. Eng.]
2. To form into hanks.
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hank
n : a coil of rope or wool or yarn